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from Trees by Lawrence Illsley

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lyrics

When I met you in a daydream
I was young and not so bright
you had this way of walking sideways
and this glitter round your eyes

Many times you were a sapphire
like a pebble drunk on wine
other times gone all a quiver
poisoned arrows in your mind

Lock the door and bolt the windows down
cause I’m weary of the storm

Let the ogres come
they will drag you away from me
but I will fight them with my sword
catch them with my cavalry

On the bare and ragged rug
many sinners afternoons
disappeared into the sunshine
but in phases like the moon

Passions rose, cannon roared
you dress got blackened by the fire
your face distorted like a horse’s
struggling with the heavy mire

I looked up and heard a door slam
now I’m waiting for the storm

Two can laugh and so it grows
a pathway through the torrid night
life was all that we could carry
suddenly the bag is light

Lock the door and bolt the windows down
cause I’m weary of the storm

Let the ogres come
they will drag you away from me
but I will fight them with my sword
catch them with my cavalry

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from Trees, released February 26, 2021
Written and performed by Lawrence Illsley

Sarah McQuaid, additional vocals

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Lawrence Illsley Abertillery, UK

Lawrence Illsley is an award winning poet and songwriter. Trees is his debut album and is released to coincide with his award winning poetry collection A Brief History of Trees.

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