Etiket: The Bad Seeds

I found her on a night of fire and noiseWild bells rang in a wild skyI knew from that moment onThat I’d love her till the day that I diedAnd I kissed away a thousand tearsMy lady of the Various SorrowsSome begged, some borowed, some stolenSome kept safe for tomorrowOn and endless night, silver star…

Take a little walk to the edge of townAnd go across the tracksWhere the viaduct loomsLike a bird of doomAs it shifts and cracksWhere secrets lie in the border firesIn the humming wiresHey man, you knowYou’re never coming backPast the square, past the bridgePast the mills, past the stacksOn a gathering storm comesA tall handsome…

All through the night we droveAnd the wind caught her hairAnd we parked on the beach in the cool evening airWell, sometimes it’s better not to say anything at all Your body is an anchorNever asked to be freeJust want to stay in the business of making you happy Well, I’m just waiting for youWaiting…

When my love comes downDown to see youWhen my love comes downDown to see youI just want to be with youWhen my love comes downDown to see you Come on (come on), come in (come in)And step into the vortex where you belong(Come on) Come in (come in)Step into the vortex where you belongYeah I…

I don’t believe in an interventionist GodBut I know, darling, that you doBut if I did I would kneel down and ask HimNot to intervene when it came to youNot to touch a hair on your headTo leave you as you areAnd if He felt He had to direct youThen direct you into my arms…