Okkervil River - Mountain Laurel lyrics

Peeled the shirt from your back Had a look at your scars They healed over so well You forget where they are They radiate like stars When the cataract falls Through the darkening air And the bones of the earth Have all been laid bare Then heaven is right there And in the mountain laurel Yes, I loved you, oh And yes I watched the blossoms fall We will stand in the waves While the colors all run And our minds fill with light 'Til we start to go numb And then we'll let it come