The Swell Season

Part of me has died
And won't return
And part of me wants to hide
The part that's burned

Once
Once
I knew how to talk to you
Once
Once
But not anymore

Hear the sirens
Call me home
Hear the sirens
Call me home
Hear the sirens
Call me home
Hear the sirens
Call me home

Part of me has vowed
To watch it burn
And the heart of me has tried
But look what it's become

Once
Once
I knew where to look for you
Once
Once
But that was before
Once
Once
I would have laid down and died for you
Once
Once
But not anymore

Hear the sirens
Call me home
Hear the sirens
Call me home
Hear the sirens
Call me home
Hear the sirens
Call me home
Hear the sirens
Call me home
Hear the sirens
Call me home

Forgive me lover
For I have sinned
For I have done you wrong
For I have hurt
Beyond repair
When tears occurred
No I didn’t care
Forgive me lover
For I have sinned
For I have loved you wrong
But this estranged organ in my chest
Still beats for you
It will not rest, so
Meet me in our secret place
When the time has come
And rest your head
In my lap
And I’ll lead you out of your own trap
And I’ll show you how much
You have missed through the
Time we weren’t right
So forgive me lover
For I have sinned
For I have let you go
But You’ve been every now and then on my mind yeah
Every now and then on my mind yeah
On my mind

I don't know youBut I want youAll the more for thatWords fall through meAnd always fool meAnd I can't reactAnd games that never amountTo more than they're meantWill play themselves outTake this sinking boatand point it homeWe've still got timeRaise your hopefulvoice you have a choiceYou've make it nowFalling slowlyeyes that know meAnd I can't go backMoods that take meand erase meAnd I'm painted blackYou have suffered enoughAnd warred with yourselfIt's time that you wonTake this sinking boatand point it homeWe've still got timeRaise your hopefulvoice you had a choiceYou've made it nowFalling slowlysing your melodyI'll sing along

So, if you want something
And you call, call
Then'll come running
To fight, and I'll be at your door
When there's something worth running for

When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to change it
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to stop it

You see, you're just like everyone
When the shit falls all you want to do is run, away
And hide all by yourself
When you're far from me, there's nothing else

When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to change it
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point even talking
When your mind's made up
When your mind's made up
There's no point trying to fight it

So, if you ever want something
And you call, call
Then I'll come running.

You have broken me all the way down
Down upon my knees
And you have broken me all the way now
You'll be the last you'll see

And some fight you gave
When I pushed you away from me
And in the morning when you're turning
I'll be far to sea

And you have broken me all the way down
You'll be the last you'll see

And what chance had we got
When you missed every shot for me

And in the morning when you're turning
I'll be out of reach
And in the darkness when you find this
I'll be far to sea

And you have broken me all the way down
You'll be the last you see

What's the verb to cut it off
To take a knife and hack away at it
You keep saying, "Well that's the last time"
You'll pretend to stand aside no matter what we did
I'm not playing all in all then
Just enough to keep us sliding back to where we were
I'm not waiting
That's the last time
You'll get friends who will tell you that you walked away with it
When you barely scraped through

"I'm tired of fighting," she said
Your words just rattle my head
All joy escapes in the dark and I can't make this make sense
Your words are lost to me now
I cannot take it
I'm out
I'm stuck here kidding myself
You're out there caring somewhere

What's the verb to kick it off
To take the time and walk away from it
I'm not playing
That'll never sit with us well
We're far too pious to get out of it and we're on our way

"I'm tired of fighting," she said
Your words just rattle my head
All joy escapes in the dark and I can't make this make sense
Your words are lost to me now
I cannot take it
I'm out
I'm stuck here killing myself
You're out there drinking somewhere

This time I've lost all my hope
I cannot take it no more
I'm stuck here killing myself
You're out there laughing somewhere

I'll tear my heart out no more
I'll burn this bridge 'til it's gone
I'm stuck here killing myself
You're out there laughing somewhere
All joy is lost to me now
I cannot take it
I'm out
I'm stuck here killing myself and you're out there drinking somewhere
I'm stuck here killing myself

Running away won't change anything
It only puts it off
Stand on the spot
Work out where you are and take it all from there

Running away won't change anything
It only puts it off
Stand on the spot
Work out where you are and take it all from there

Running away won't change anything
It only puts it off

There's a light
inside us all
It only shines
as bright as we are
And you've fallen down so low
I'm really worried for you
I'm really worried

And even on our worst days
We were never quite like this
We've gone as far as we can go
Without crashing

At the heart in every fool
Is the hope you're stupid too
And there's this lingering,
this lingering feeling
That I'm missing something,
I feel like I'm missing something

And even at your worst babe
You were never as bad as this
You've gone as far as you can go
Without dying

Paper cup, ain't got no worries
Got no, got no dog in this fight

Paper plane take this note straight to her
If her heart's still in the fight

Maybe time will decide
The restless spirit can't survive
On breadcrumb trails no more

Paper saint will you hear her when she calls
You got no dog in this fight

Paper bird
Take this offering from her hands
This simple trail back to the light

Maybe time will provide
Give you the strength to decide
I hope it's not too late

Maybe time will decide
This restless spirit can't survive
One breadcrumb trails no more

Maybe time will provide
Give you the strength to decide
You know it's not too late

Paper cup ain't got no worries
Got no, got no do in this fight

This diamond's growing in the mountains
Beneath the pressure of all time
The glow in hope and expectation
Waiting for your hands to find
'Cause only you could reach inside me
And figure out the worth
Of a life I live providing
What it was you needed most

And if everything's meausured
By the hole it leaves behind
Then this mountain has been leveled
And there's no more diamonds in the mine
Go on now just leave it
The timing wasn't right
And the force that swept us both away
Was too strong for us to fight

Fantasy man you are always
one step ahead of me
well I never heard a warning
I haven't got things right
if the sun came out this morning
and filled my room with light
so go now you are forgiven
let's put it down to light
the story of two lovers
would dance both edges of the night

In the station you were standing
not knowing what you want
and the secrets that we're defending
have become our only bond
just be patient while I wait here
journeys out of sync
while you're out there running in the chaos
I need some time to think

Fantasy man you are always
one step ahead of me
well I never heard a warning
I haven't got things right
if the sun came out this morning
and filled my room with light
so go now you are forgiven
let's put it down to light
the story of two lovers
would dance both edges of the night

Well I`m heading back
To pack a bag
To head out on the road
To take away what I know is mine

And I`m running down
Past the yellow house
With Joe into the breeze
Where no one seems to care

And I`m feeling the pull
Dragging me off again
And I`m feeling so small
Against the sky tonight

Well stories of an open line
And every time we work ourselves up into a rage

We smash and grab we pull the handle no one says
But everyone wants to be the one just climbing out

And I`m feeling the pull
Dragging me on again
And I`m feeling so small
Against that big moon sky tonight

Use the truth
As a weapon
To beat up all your friends
Every chink in the armor
An excuse to cause offense
And the boys from the hallway
Calling out your name
And true love will,
Find them in the end

You are restless
I was somewhere less secure
So I went running to the road
And so now that the longest of places I was
I quit my rambling and come home

Cause maybe I was born to hold you in these arms
Maybe I was born to hold you in these arms

And your saints
And your mantra
And your things, to keep you calm
If you stay
With that asshole
Is gonna do you harm
As the voice singing loudly on the radio
Just for you
And good fortune
Will find him in the end

Maybe I was born to hold you in these arms
Maybe I was born to hold you in these arms
Maybe I was born to hold you in these arms
Maybe I was born to hold you in these arms

Well I'm heading back
To pack a bag
To head out on the road
To take away what I know is mine

And I'm running down
Past the yellow house
With Joe into the breeze
Where no one seems to care

And I'm feeling the pull
Dragging me off again
And I'm feeling so small
Against the sky tonight

Well stories of an open line
And every time we work ourselves up into a rage

We smash and grab we pull the handle no one says
But everyone wants to be the one just climbing out

And I'm feeling the pull
Dragging me off again
And I'm feeling so small
Against that big sky tonight, tonight yeah

And I'm feeling the pull
Dragging me off again
And I'm feeling so small
Against the big sky tonight

And I'm feeling the pull
Dragging me on again
And I'm feeling so small
Against the big moon sky tonight, tonight oh

The Swell Season - Low Rising



I wanna sit you down and talk
I wanna pull back the veils
And find out what it is I´ve done wrong
I wanna tear these curtains down
I want you to meet me somewhere
Tonight in this old tourist town
And we´ll go



Low rising
´Cause we´ve gotta come up
We´ve gotta come up
Low rising
´Cause I fear we´ve had enough
Low rising
´Cause there´s no further for us to fall
Low rising
Oh for the love of you



I wanna take you to the rock
I wanna jump right in
And see what that big ocean´s got
I wanna turn this thing around
I wanna drink with you
All night till we both fall down
Till we go



Low rising
´Cause we´ve gotta come up
We´ve gotta come up
Low rising
´Cause there´s no further for us to fall
Low rising
And I fear we´ve had enough
Low rising
Oh for the love of you



Low rising
´Cause we´ve gotta come up
We´ve gotta come up
Low rising
And I fear we´ve had enough
Low rising
´Cause there´s no further for us to fall
Low Rising
Oh for the love of you



For the love of you

Low rising low rising

I wanna sit you down and talk

I wanna sit you down and talk about it now

Forgive me lover
For I have sinned
For I have done you wrong
For I have hurt
Beyond repair
When tears occurred
No I didn’t care
Forgive me lover
For I have sinned
For I have loved you wrong
But this estranged organ in my chest
Still beats for you
It will not rest, so
Meet me in our secret place
When the time has come
And rest your head
In my lap
And I’ll lead you out of your own trap
And I’ll show you how much
You have missed through the
Time we weren’t right
So forgive me lover
For I have sinned
For I have let you go
But You’ve been every now and then on my mind yeah
Every now and then on my mind yeah
On my mind