Brontide
Easy Love
The first time I met her
I was in better shape
the years dragged behind me
like a tail I could never shake
the weight on my shoulders
was all that my body could take
cover me over
I’ve had more than my share of pain
before the days were dark
before the storm
I knew your heart
oh my lover
where have you gone
all I want is your easy love
oh my lover
where have you gone
how I mourn the day I lost
your easy love
easy love
easy love
the next time I met her
I shouldn’t have let her in
before I could help it
I found myself on my knees
the fool that I was
couldn’t see I had given in
I should’ve learnt from the first time
but here I am
again
oh my lover
where have you gone
all I want is your easy love
oh my lover
where have you gone
how I mourn the day I lost
your easy love
easy love
easy love
found your heart lost in me
taken in, given free
hand over the rope to me
graciously
hard to lose, not to keep
owed to you like years of sleep
loving you just makes me feel
gracious
for your easy love
Blame
I found you on the kitchen floor
never made it to the bedroom door
in a mess of tears and twirl of pain
I watched you fall apart again
as gentle as a whisper I
took you in my arms that night
held you ‘til you fell asleep
and promised you I’d never leave
and I told you
you’re too young to feel this way
as I held you
thought of places we could lay the blame
When we’re losing the light, losing the light
it’s because of the night, ‘cos of the night
When we’re looking for love, looking for love
there’s never enough, never enough
When we’re falling behind, falling behind
it’s because of the times, ‘cos of the times
When we’re falling apart, falling apart
it’s because of the heart, ‘cos of the heart
I caved into your hurt that night
Tried to free the light caught inside
It was deeper than I’ve ever been
I left a trail to find my way again
Before I made it back to you
I saw a pain inside I thought I knew
It was from a time we laid to rest
But it seems your heart could not forget
so I told you
you’re too young to feel this way
as I held you
thought of places we could lay the blame
When we’re losing the light, losing the light
it’s because of the night, ‘cos of the night
When we’re looking for love, looking for love
there’s never enough, never enough
When we’re falling behind, falling behind
it’s because of the times, ‘cos of the times
When we’re falling apart, falling apart
it’s because of the heart, ‘cos of the heart
We’re not done here
there’s still places we can lay the blame
I’m not sure how much more she can take
I’m not sure how much more she can take
I’m not sure how much more I can take
I’m not sure how much more she can take
It’s Not That I Don’t Need You
Alone on my island
at the end of the stream
while we’re apart now
we won’t always be
it’s just what I’m feeling
tell me what I’m seeing
darling, is not imagined
if your friends are wondering
what the hell went wrong then
tell them you can tell
It’s not that I don’t want you
It’s not that you’re not wanted here anymore
It’s not that I don’t need you
But I don’t need you like before
Alone in your garden
with roses at your feet
gated and guarded
no strangers coming in
how can we pretend when
nothing’s ever perfect
darling, we’re only human
all this noise for nothing
only leaves me wondering
tell me you can tell
It’s not that I don’t want you
It’s not that you’re not wanted here anymore
It’s not that I don’t need you
But I don’t need you like before
It’s not that I don’t want you
It’s not that you’re not wanted here anymore
It’s not that I don’t need you
But I don’t need you like before
It’s not that I don’t want you
It’s just that I don’t need you anymore
Unwound
I’m a thread of your string
strung out I’m unravelling
Loosened up your grip on me
mortal knots have fallen free
Unfolded
I’m holding
on to all I’ve wanted
Until we reach the end
If we're coming unwound
Before we fall out
If you’re leaving me how
am I supposed to cope?
So you're letting me out
Just cut me loose now
All in all we had to fall
and now we've gone
and found ourselves unwound
Been hanging on by my teeth
Been wasting all my time for years
Fingernails cut to the quick
it’s all you’ve left me here with
Unbraided,
I’ve waited
held on for an age that
seems to never end
If we're coming unwound
Before we fall out
If you’re leaving me how
am I supposed to cope?
So you're letting me out
Just cut me loose now
All in all we had to fall
and now we've gone
and found ourselves unwound
If we're coming unwound
Before we fall out
If you’re leaving me how
am I supposed to cope?
So you're letting me out
Just cut me loose now
All in all we had to fall
and now we've gone and
found ourselves unwound
There’s No Cure
All that time has given me
is a false sense of security
but who am I to disagree with time
all that love has ever raised
is a pulse within my chest that aches
but who am I to lose my faith in love
when you sleep at night
I can’t help but think
if I cross your mind
but I’m the one who’s dreaming of our old love
if I could ever bring myself to give you up
then I could leave my heart so strong and sure
but there’s no cure
for a man who’s had his chance before
all that hope has ever done
is string my weary heart along
but who am I to lose all of my hope
when you close your eyes
I can’t help but think
if I cross your mind
but I’m the one who’s dreaming of our old love
if I could ever bring myself to give you up
then I could leave my heart so strong and sure
but there’s no cure
for a man who’s had his chance before
but I’m the one who’s dreaming of our old love
if I could ever bring myself to give you up
then I could leave my heart so strong and sure
but there’s no cure
still I’m holding out
but there’s no cure
for a man who’s had his chance before
Now I’m Gone
Here in the night
Where the silence crashes
Travelling alone
In an empty carriage
Thinking of you
Thinking of me
Every hour is an age without her
And every mile just takes me further
away from you
Away from me
But still my heart, won’t leave me be
Won’t give me time to think
Can you feel that calm as we start to breach
It’ll be easy now you’re alone
easy now I am gone
Asleep in the night in a moonlit fortress
Painting the land in a silver portrait
I dream of you
Dreaming of me
But this train can only give us distance
And it hurts to know that something’s missing
I’m leaving you
And you’re leaving me
But still my heart, won’t leave me be
Won’t give me time to think
Can you feel that calm as we start to breach
It’ll be easy now you’re alone
easy now I am gone
In one night, in one breathe
I leave you far behind me
For a new life in a new scene
That has always been the daydream
I’ve heard it
I’ve lived it
I feel it In this distance
It’s not over by a long a way
But still gone is where I’m staying
But still my heart, won’t leave me be
Won’t give me time to think
Can you feel that calm as we start to breach
It’ll be easy now you’re alone
easy now I am gone
It’s gonna be easy now you’re alone
easy now I am gone
Solitude
Lay me down
Beneath the pale blue sky
Fallen still amongst the golden pines
I feel no pain
I know it is my time
I’ll leave this world singing my reprise
all I wanted
was a life that’s honest
All I needed
Was the time to earn it
Now my days are through
all I want is you
solitude
I only hoped for a
simple kind of life
the lucky ones
grow older side by side
but it’s all the same
no matter how I try
we learn to love
then watch it slowly die
all I wanted
was a life that’s honest
All I needed
Was the time to earn it
Now my days are through
all I want is you
solitude
and I’ve heard it
through whispers I have learned it
harvest is upon us
and it’s hurried quite the stir
you should know it
doesn’t make me nervous
the autumn leaves in chorus
singing in full voice
all I wanted
was a life that’s honest
All I needed
Was the time to earn it
Now my days are through
Now my days are through
all I want is you
solitude
Homesick
lover, lady
tried to save me
hold my head so I don’t look back
quite the vision
from a distance
hold my hand so I don’t turn back
the fever grows
hot and cold
and I’m still gone
the rivers flow
high and low
and I’m still homesick
lover, lady
heart did sway me
drew me in and I won’t turn back
mother listens
from a distance
turned my bones and I won’t go back
the fever grows
hold and cold
and I’m still gone
the rivers flow
high and low
and I’m still homesick
holy water
heard it calling me, oh
it’s only water
I heard it calling me home
it’s only water
feel it stir in my bones
but I know
I’m just homesick
the fever grows
hot and cold
and I’m still gone
the rivers flow
high and low
and I’m still homesick
the fever grows
hot and cold
and I’m still gone
the rivers flow
high and low
and I’m still homesick
Slow Burn
I’ve been laughing at the memory
making sense the best I can
If it wasn’t meant to be
then why’d it hurt so bad?
It’s only now I realise
The signs were there as clear as a blue sky
You were falling for another
And further from me
I was blind but now I see
That it’s about time
it’s not about who’s wrong or who’s right
The thing that I can tell you about healing hurt
It’s a slow burn
I remember how we left it
It was not my finest hour
I was hurting but I shouldn’t
have let those words come out
I hope next time that you see me
You’ll let the past lay and say all’s forgiven
these years we haven’t spoken
Weigh heavy on my mind
Now I’m left to find
That it’s about time
about getting through each day after every night
the thing about forgiveness I’ve had to learn
it’s a slow burn
It’s a slow burn
it’s about time
it’s about time
it’s about time
it’s about time
I’ve only now just realised
the map’s been upside down this whole damn time
I’ve been asking for forgiveness
From everybody but myself
Guess I’m slow to learn
That it’s a slow burn
If We Never Fall In Love Again
We had the perfect start
it was a sure thing
we drifted miles apart
where we lay stranded
It could’ve been love
Better than this
Should’ve seen all the flowers on the battlefield
Bending their weight
kissing the light
with all their reason
It could’ve been love
Better than this
Should’ve seen all the flowers on the battlefield
Bending their weight
kissing the light
with all their reason
If we never fall in love again
I hope we never fall to pieces
If we only have one life my friend
I hope you’re happy where it’s leading
I gave you all my time
You stopped believing
I held it down inside
For no good reason
It could’ve been love
Better than this
Should’ve seen all the flowers on the battlefield
Bending their weight
kissing the light
with all their reason
It could’ve been love
Better than this
Should’ve seen all the flowers on the battlefield
Bending their weight
kissing the light
with all their reason
If we never fall in love again
I hope we never fall to pieces
If we only have one life my friend
I hope you’re happy where it’s leading
There’s nothing you could say
There’s nothing you could do
It is what it is babe
I’m telling you
If we never fall in love again
I hope we never fall to pieces
Like Sleep
If I know you
like I should
you won’t fall asleep
your eyes will close
as your body goes
edging into dreams
you were awash in water
cold water deep
I was lost in visions
of your beauty steep
let your heart echo
what it really means
then fall on me like sleep
If I know you
like I should
you won’t ever quit
you’ll shake the stack
no holding back
chomping at the bit
you were awash in water
cold water deep
I was lost in visions
of your beauty steep
let your heart echo
what it really means
then fall on me like sleep
And I heard her in-between
she was calling out for me
alone in half belief
her voice was shaking
I could barely hear her speak
her breath was slow and weak
was she calling out for me?
I can’t be certain
you were awash in water
cold water deep
I was lost in visions
of your beauty steep
let your heart echo
what it really means
then fall on me like
you were awash in water
cold water deep
I was lost in visions
of your beauty steep
let your heart echo
what it really means
then fall on me like sleep
Doubt
My father told me
To aim for the stars
wished upon them
but I’m still not off the ground
I have my days where I can barely move
can’t find a way to see any good
& I’ve carried this weight since the day I was born
But I don’t want to live like this anymore
My mother told me
I was looking tired
I said don’t worry
That I’m fine
but I’m a liar
I have my days where I can barely speak
when all my strength was leaving me
I begged my knees to let me off this floor
Cos I don’t want to live like this anymore
It’s like the wind
it’s always there
it’s always pushing in
breathing down my neck
to disagree with everything
no doubt it will find its way again
I know I know, I’m a nervous wreck
and I have my days where I can barely move
can’t find a way to see any good
I’ve carried it’s weight since the day I was born
I’ve seen it cast it’s shadow around
like soldiers marching against the crowd
I’ve lived in doubt so long now that I’m sure
That I don’t want to live like that anymore