LYRICS
To Love You
And so, I was born to love this woman
Hands outstretched upon these aging eyes
And so, I was born to love this woman
From the dawning spark,
my love has held this heart of mine
I was born to love you!
It Keeps Us Dancing
There’s a wreckage here, it lines the coast
There’s a heartbeat, like a ghost
Moving slowly through its frame
There’s a silence, a sad refrain
Where you’re going, is where I’ve been
Where your heart leads, it’s not the end
Like a fire, you’ll grow and grow
And it keeps us moving, it keeps us dancing
Oh, my past, love, is harsh and thick
But still, you’ve come back around,
love, to pull me up from the sticks
And through these memories, of love in vain
We keep on moving, and moving,
and moving, and moving, and moving
Oh, the past, love, it carries weight
And though I swear, love, it’s far too late
Like a fire, we’ll grow and grow
And it keeps us moving, it keeps us dancing
But in this wreckage tonight
Through the dark, there’s a light that grows
And, oh, the horns of the dawn
Beg this heart to move on and grow
Oh, you battered, oh, you broke
Turn your wheels here, guide your spokes,
Because this fire will grow and grow
And It keeps us moving, it keeps us dancing
Oh, say the sun to the soil
Here’s to my ever-loving girl
Here’s to the heart on my sleeve
A piece of you’s a piece of me
Oh there’s a wreckage tonight
But I’m feeling all right
Oh, to the world and her spoils
I couldn’t love you more!
Take Tonight
I, I am a god
Thrust upon the world
Thrust upon the world so hollow
And you, you are the sea
Rising like a wave
Rising like a wave over me
Oh, love, what do we do?
We never wanna stay
‘Cause we never wanna lose
And oh, love, well where do we run?
We always gotta go at the sound of the gun
Take your time, take control
Take your heart, take your soul
Take your love, take your life
Take my hand, take tonight
You, you are the dawn
Screaming through the dark
Screaming to the dark and silent night
And I, I am the one
Waiting in the wings
Waiting in the wings of your life
But oh, love, what do we do
We never wanna stay
‘Cause we never wanna lose.
Oh, love, well what do we say
We never wanna go but we never wanna stay
So get off your cross
‘Cause, love, you are lost
If you take my hand,
then I’ll take your heart
Take your time, take control
Take your heart, take your soul
Take your love, take your life
Take my hand, take tonight
Rest
I’m yours, you’re mine
Our hearts, our time
Will pass us by
The sweet, the night
So aged and true
The soft red hue
Of the alpenglow
The things we’ll know
The sea, it swells and grows
The years will go
And like aging leaves
We‘ll fade so sweet
Let’s hold time, let’s hold time
Oh, love, let’s hold time
And you’re mine
You’re all mine
You’re all mine
You saved me from myself
When I’d all but given up
And pulled me from the floor
Where I’d always gone before
You saved me from myself
When I’d all but given up
All wrapped in blue
The sweet red hue
Of the alpenglow
The things we’ll know
Never Gonna Stop
And a cold wind blows
Like you’ve never known
Throw yourself into the siege
And the way you fly
Through the dark of night
It’s like you’re dancing with the breeze
Oh, once you go, you’re never gonna stop
Oh, once you go, you’re never gonna stop
Oh, once you go, you’re never gonna stop for me
Oh, once you go, you’re never gonna stop
Oh, once you go, you’re never gonna stop
We’re backed into this life
We’ve run out of time
We’re backed into this life
This heart, this mind
Move into the night
Oh, it’s a silent storm
We’ve been moving toward
And we’re a ship that’s lost at sea
And when the cold wind blows
Like you’ve never known
Oh, love, you’ll pull away from me
Oh, once you go, you’re never gonna stop
Oh, once you go, you’re never gonna stop
Oh, once you go, you’re never gonna stop for me
Oh, once you go, you’re never gonna stop
Oh, once you go, you’re never gonna stop
You’re backed into this life
We’ve run out of time
You’re backed into this life
This heart, this mind,
move into the night
Move into the night
We’re backed into this life
We’ve run out of time
We’re backed into this life
We’ve run out of time
We’re backed into this life
We’ve run out of time
We’re backed into this life
This heart, this mind
Move into the night
Move into the night
Daggers
Hold my love, hold my fate
Hold my tears that fall away
Hold my hands, hold my bones
Cut me to pieces, on my own
She went away this time
Hold my days, hold the night
Hold my love, hold my spite
Hold my fears, hold my shame
Hold the tears that fall away
Hold my heart, hold my bones
Cut me to pieces on my own
She went away this time
Oh, where do we go from here, love?
Oh, where do we go from here?
She went away this time
Waiting Still
Now you’re done
You’ve lost your way
You say your mind is gone
And how the weight is off
Still, you’ve got
This empty cage
Oh, your heart, oh your heart
Is it beating once again?
And the dark, and the dark
It is speaking to you, friend?
Are you waiting, are you waiting still?
For everything you wanted, love?
When everything you want is gone?
Are you waiting, are you waiting still?
For everything you wanted, love?
When everything you want is gone?
When everything you want is gone?
Shake my heart
With your grace
A weight that lingers on
A fear that’s never gone
And still, you’ve got
An ample chase
Oh, you’ve miles, oh you’ve miles
Oh, you’ve mountains left to change,
Till you’re whole, till you’re whole
Till you’ll hold her once again
Spin my head around
My chest is on fire and I’m ashamed
We’ve got miles, we’ve got miles
We’ve got miles, we’ve got miles
We’ve got mountains left to change
Spin my heart about
My weight is a heavy ball and chain
Cause you were there for me
For all the world to see
Are you waiting, are you waiting still?
For everything you wanted, love?
When everything you want is gone?
Are you waiting, are you waiting still?
For everything you wanted, love?
When everything you want is gone?
When everything you want is gone?
I Was Born
I was born in the wings
Of an old cathedral where my parents sang
There they spoke in overtones
Lifting slow and echoing across my frame
And through it all, through it all
We never thought about the end
And through it all, through it all
We never thought about the silence
Now the drums break the dawn
Moving two by two and shaking through the nave
Cannon song, carry on
Voices rise and fall out like a mighty wave
And through it all, through it all
I never thought about the end
And through it all, through it all
We never thought about the silence
Like a Light
Oh, the moon, it rises up
And oh, the sun, it shuffled off
I came to meet you
I came because I need you
And oh, this lonely vagabond
That moved into your silent song
The valleys and lagoons and grooves
That made up every part of you
Rest your head
And rest your heart
And slide
Close the doors
And close your eyes
And we’ll fly into the night, like a light
And oh, the dark is passing on
To move us slow into the dawn
And silently we shake the dunes
That make up every part of you
You and I were born to fly
Into the sweet, into the night
And far into the days the grow
Their silence and their afterglow
Hold my hands
And close your eyes
And, love, slide
Lock the doors
And rest your heart
And we’ll fly into the night
Hold your hands against the sun
And let it warm them one by one
The places and things we’ll see
The waning of our time so sweet
You and I were born to fly
Into the sweet, into the night
The Years
May the earth be soft beneath your feet
May the air you breathe be sweet
I cannot rest my love on a vacant heart
So I pray, my love, my dear, that you will sleep, sweet
May the stars rest low above your head
May their light cast out where you might tread
May the whispering winds carry words so soft
And sweet from me, my love, my sweet
And I think that you are
The most beautiful thing
That I have seen in years
The years, the years
The years move on
Our hearts beat soft
The years, the years
The years move on,
Our hearts beat softly
May the sun lift slow to warm you dear
May its rays dry up your tears
May the waking dawn bring the love you seek
May your heart be strong, my love, my sweet
The Mighty Echo
Now you’re done,
now you’re done with the waking world
Slowly it rises and echoes from your chest
And the sound, and the sound of your breaking heart
Well, it shakes, through the night, through the night
And take your time, pretty baby
Brace yourself
‘Cause the weight of the world
Is a much heavier thing, love, than you thought
Oh, the sun, oh, the sun rises with her heart
With a kiss, with a twitch, you were pulled into the dawn
Here and now, here and now is an evil love
‘Cause she’s gone,
‘cause she’s gone and you have lost her forever, dear
Take your time, pretty baby
And brace yourself
‘Cause the weight of the world
Is a much heavier thing, love, than you thought
And take your time, pretty baby, brace yourself
‘Cause the weight of the world
Is a much heavier thing love than you…
Thought, here, crossing such bounds, dear
The lights rearranged on the vacant, sprawling ground
Now, she’s lost forever!
Steer here, into the sparks
Into the soft and mighty echo, love
And the wind, it goes from your lungs
And the sound you know, oh, the sound, you feel it come
Like a beast,
Like a beast that’s coming up out of your chest again
Take your time, pretty baby
And brace yourself
‘Cause the weight of the world
Is a much heavier thing, love, than you thought
And take your time, pretty baby
Brace yourself,
‘Cause the weight of the world
Is a much heavier thing love than you…
Thought, dear, fly over countries here
The lights rearranged, and you’ll never find her
In this mighty echo!
Throw fear, sadness and love, dear
Into a void that could swallow up the sun
The dark the silence!
Lift, speed, out over cities
The lights rearranged, such a bitter beauty
Oh, this mighty echo!
Fall spear, into the dark, into the soft and mighty echo
And now you’re done
Now you’re done
Now you’re done, now
The Rock's Resting on Your Back
Now there’s no place for me
Where the wind echoes off the sea
But here there’s a place for you
Where the sun echoes off the blue
And you wanted to take my heart
Break my heart, love
You wanted to take my heart
Wake my heart,
Shake my heart
Break my heart, love
Love, there’s a weight to me
There’s a silence my heart it keeps
‘Cause love there’s a place for you
Where the sun echoes off the blue
And you wanted to take my heart
Break my heart, love
You wanted to wake my heart
Shake my heart, love
But there always was silence through the pain
The love that could have been
The answer is clear
The rock’s resting on your back
And, love, you were the sun you were the rain
The love that should have been
The answer is clear
Oh, now that we’re here