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The Northern Lights

from Ribbons & Shards by Watchfires

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You have and you hold. A granite heart that beats black gold. The town you wear proud on your sleeve. You never escaped. A dreamer with a watchman’s gaze. Cold feet set firm on the ground.

And you'll never leave.

Fall apart at the corners and the seams. Though the world spins ever faster now. You wait for your days to slow down. The best were laid back when you were young and free. Though the world spins ever faster now. You wait for your days to slow down. The sun is high; at home you still light the fires.

Silent it grew. A shape to pour yourself into. It always will have his eyes. You’ll never search. The corners of this wild earth. Home’s here and so heart must be.

And you'll never leave.

Watch the cloud black and building higher. Watch the cloud paint horizons now. You watch the clouds.

You wait for the Northern Lights. When all of our stars are crossed. You wait for the Northern Lights. The north, it is always the north. You wait for the Northern Lights. Cold, cinematic and clear.

You wait for the Northern Lights.

The sun is high; at home you still light the fires.

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from Ribbons & Shards, released April 4, 2015
Music by Watchfires. Lyrics by Ewan Donald.
Engineered & Mixed by Craig Ross at The Depot, Edinburgh. Mastered by Garry Boyle.

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