Beneath The Masts

[Part One - On The Bank]

We stepped into the darkness

Headed for the heights

Leaving behind a pool of friendly light

Far off in the distance

Crowned with glowing red

On and off and on again

A beacon fire

A warning glow

We climb the bank

And see the future

Under star and moonlight

We must let this go

The two of us

It's past now

Gone now

[Part Two - Homeground]

On the streets far below

Car lights dance as workers journey home

One last time we sat alone

Words unsaid remain unspoken

That's how things are

That's how it goes

I stand my own ground

But the Earth spins fast

Furthеr on

Further out

The name I carry

Turnеd to smoke and mirrors

That's how things are

That's how it goes

I stand my own ground

But the Earth spins fast

Here come the years

Of loss and of tears

England is a sea

Of clouds these days

It's been a long journey home

If I don't go back again

A piece of my heart

Will stay there forever

Here in the fading light

I walk beneath the mast

I climb up high to see the past

[Part Three - On The Mast]

A sunburst breaks through the clouds

For a moment

The air is still

And I take in the view

I am lost up here

I am bruised and broken

Hold my hand, dear

Don't let go

You were there as if I were your own

It was more than enough

It was more than I could hope for

A constellation of stars

Takes form

We look for shapes

We draw in straight lines

And make things joined

So far apart

Yet held ever closer

With too much to bear

We take some time out

And come up for air

[Part Four - The Devil's Dressing Room]

[instrumental]

[Part Five - On The Hillside]

In the end we are alone

One last day then all is gone

One long summer love burned bright

But time waits in the wings

Head out at sunset

Stars are coming out

The night filled with wonder

Beauty and magic

Here on the hillside

The moon is rising

Stars are shining

Out there is everything that's ever been In a cloud of blossom

A mist of snowdrops

Winter fades to a memory

And the birds on the wire

Take flight to the distance

Find a way that leads back home again