Sand & Clay // Hollows for Sorrows
Half light
linking arms while
seagulls circle
shores anew
I’ll alight
and leave the last line
on the sand dunes
an ode to you
The wheels will turn
and the sundial saw
how we were
coming closer
Half light
on the hillside
looking over
an open end
Some things
leave you reeling
send you leaping
the farthest fence
And the wheels will turn
and the sundial saw
how we were
coming closer
Deep seams
under cover
like no other
could ever leave
Well, you can’t fight
fire with fear
But you can find
your way from here
The wheels will turn
and the sundial saw
how we were
coming closer
Leave a flower
under the ground
for me, now
Breaking waves
over the slate roof tiles
Deeper down
it all seems the same
to me, now
Sand and clay?
It still let the rain through
Stella’s Telescope // Hollows for Sorrows
I thought I’d find
A warmth underneath the ice
Waited for a sign
A drift or a shift in light
Sleet sheets for snow
Breathe you before you go
A ring through a telescope
A spring where the well was choked
Dig a hollow for your sorrows
Bury all you’ve lost
What’s forgiven is forgotten
Now the stars have crossed
Before the sky is dark
Which things still linger on?
Take what you thought was gone
And hear what your heart could not
Dig a hollow for your sorrows
Bury all you’ve lost
What’s forgiven is forgotten
Now the stars have crossed
Pendulum // Hollows for Sorrows
It’s all in the turn of the cards
I had no regard
For the hours won
And though we were close
once, the song
is remembered for the note
It ends upon
The song fell silent
The beat of my heart starts to rust
I count the seconds on an abacus
And one by one I become
The ticking of a clock
A pendulum
I can’t claim the life I choose
As grain by grain
The shore slips through
Egg timers with clouded glass
I can’t tell how
much time we have
Must I go
in search of you?
Doors of oak
I can’t get through
The song fell silent
While I swung
in search of you
While I swung
the shore slipped through
While I swung
the hands moved fast
While I swung
I let you go past
Cold Light // Lustre & Curve
There’s a wall in my way
and I can’t find the faith to take it down
But there’s a lot still at stake
and that’s all I can say now
There’s a weight in my hands
and I can’t stop the sand from shaking out
So I get deeper and deeper
deeper and deeper down
There’s an oath inside your mouth
and a soul to settle down
But I’m no fool
I’ve known fair and I’ve known foul
There’s a dusk on the loch
but the clock keeps a click till morning comes
And in the mist, there’s a truth
But it shifts and it moves on
There’s a voice in my head
stops me dead just before I get it right
But I’m getting closer and closer
Closer to cold light
There’s a secret in your wake
and a love that made you break
But you long
you still long to keep it safe
Maybe this time
Maybe next time
I’ll get the timing right
Maybe this time
Maybe next time
I’ll set the world alight
For you
And the war will abate
And we’ll take what we’ve saved
When that day comes
So give it all, give it highs
Give it something to ride on
And the wall, it still stands
But my heart leaps and lands the other side
So, while I’ve ropes and I’ve rungs
And I’ve hope in my lungs I’ll climb
Surely leaving a light on counts?
Maybe this time
Maybe next time
I’ll get the timing right
Maybe this time
Maybe next time
I’ll set it all alight
For you
Clutching at the Dark // Lustre & Curve
You always said you’d turn
your hand to the task
Grab the ropes and reel them in
And pin your hopes to the mast
I had the flag flying
I cut the slack with you in mind
Was it wishful thinking
On your part or mine?
I always thought you’d turn
your back to the wind
Open arms and brace your heart
Against the last hurricane
I had the kite flying
I was ready for the pull
I would ride the updraft
for the sense of something real
So be kind and be calm
I will keep the curtains drawn
Till the light comes round to find us
Clutching at the dark
You always seemed to hear
a howl as a hum
Never one to waste your fears
on a foe that might not come
I had the wolves running
I had the black dog on my tail
I convinced myself I’d glimpsed
The eyes behind the veil
So be kind and be calm
I will keep the blinkers on
Till the light comes round to find us
Clutching at the dark
So, say now
That all the signs were there
So, say now
They served us well
They served us
What then?
I kept the plates spinning
I kept the faith for year on year
I felt the time ticking
And nothing drawing near
So be kind and be calm
I will keep you in my arms
Till the light comes round to find us
Clutching at the dark
Above the Embers // Lustre & Curve
Where the wind is high and mighty
Where the white lie’s in the dust
There’s a door behind the ivy
I’ll keep it there for us
When horizons spin around us
And the diamond’s in the rough
There’s a lantern on the mountain
They can’t take that from us
They can’t take that from us
And slowly, as the ice moves
Slowly, as summer comes
You’ll come to be a bird
above the embers
From the burn into the boughs
From the woods into the wilds
There are feathers under fires
And slowly, as the ice moves
Slowly, as autumn comes
I’ll come to be a bird
above the embers
Slowly, as the ice thaws
Slowly, as seasons turn
We’ll come to be the birds
above the embers