Upon This Earth David Sylvian

I thought that I had suddenly come to die, That to a cold corpse this was my farewell. Until the pen moved slowly upon paper, And tears fell.

Gone To Earth David Sylvian

All the fear in the world, naked and shy, Down upon our heads, with no reason why. And though voices may holler, For all they're worth. The rabbits have fled their burrows, Gone to earth.

Cover Me With Flowers David Sylvian

Hold your head up sonny boy Let the earth dry on it It won't hurt you It won't hurt you Tell me something sonny boy Baptised and plunged Is it worth it?

Wave (Version) David Sylvian

It seems that I remember I dreamed a thousand dreams We'd face the days together No matter what they'd bring A strength inside like I'd never known Opened the door to life and let it go This sun may shine

Wave David Sylvian

This sun may shine forever, Upon the back of love. A kingdom raised from ashes, And held within your arms. And should the rain break through the trees, We'll find a shelter there and never leave.

Pollen Path David Sylvian

Welcome me father on the North shores of Lapland Welcome me father who knows no name Welcome me mother the earth here is yawning My body is shaking for want of a flame Down here, got to laugh The kickback

September David Sylvian

The sun shines high above The sounds of laughter The birds swoop down upon The crosses of old grey churches We say that we're in love While secretly wishing for rain Sipping coke and playing games September's

Silver Moon David Sylvian

Out upon the open fields The rain is pouring down We're pulling up the sheets again Against the passing tides of love Every doubt that holds you here Will find their own way out I will build a shelter

Mother And Child David Sylvian

Shadows form knights and pawns Upon the squares Blood is drawn up from the well Secret signs brought the crime Right to your door An innocent guilty as hell Oh, the cot is open wide Damp with milk and

Thoroughly Lost To Logic David Sylvian

When the little one came A hole was blown open A partial surrendering in the midst of knowing And for an instant the constant heart shed its own tears Wave upon wave carried me over Beyond the peripheries

When Poets Dreamed Of Angels David Sylvian

next time i'll break every bone in your body" And the well-wishers let the devil in And if the river ran dry they'd deny it happening As the card players deal their hands From the bottom of te deck Row upon

Let The Happiness In David Sylvian

I'm waiting on the empty docks Watching the ships come in I'm waiting for the agony to stop Oh, let the happiness in I'm watching as the gulls all settle down Upon the empty vessels The faded whites

The Devil's Own David Sylvian

The night is dark and cold The strong winds and the rain Crack the branches upon my window The devil beats his drum Casting out his spell Dragging all his own down into hell The ticking of the clock Inexorably

Backwaters David Sylvian

"Once again I'm hiding in backwaters, Running this way and that, Trying so very hard to please. (Beware of hidden snares.) Rushing to bite the hand that feeds me, Running this way and that.

Wanderlust David Sylvian

It's given us, yeah This wonderful wanderlust.

The Ink In The Well David Sylvian

Nostalgia burns in the hearts of the strongest Picasso is painting the ships in the harbour the wind and sails These are years with a genius for living The rope is cut, the rabbit is loose (Fire at will in this

God's Monkey David Sylvian

silence Filled with silence And stars Stars Stars Find the ladder Climb the ladder To God's monkey No songs To sing That I believe in That I believe in Can't breathe the air It's too thin This

The Scent Of Magnolia David Sylvian

sound I am terrified but I'm not losing sleep If I'm falling then I'm falling at her feet I'm leaving America, I'm taking a girl I'm selling my soul again, I'm gaining the world Every sense defies this

Orpheus David Sylvian

Standing firm on this stony ground The wind blows hard Pulls these clothes around I harbour all the same worries as most The temptations to leave or to give up the ghost I wrestle with an outlook

Red Guitar David Sylvian

It's been this way for years. I play my red guitar; It's the devil in the flesh, It's the iron in my soul. I play my red guitar; It's the devil in the flesh, It's the iron in my soul.

I Surrender David Sylvian

have called me back Derailed the trains of thought, demolished wayward tracks You tell me I've no need to wonder why I just surrender I stand too close to see the sleight of hand How she found this

Midnight Sun David Sylvian

They've stolen the moon The magic has gone And there in this place A black midnight sun The darkness is frightening And love is denied They've stolen the moon God only knows why The stars have

Ride David Sylvian

Messages ran all over town Words without sound Condemned me And left me for dead All over again It wasn't the first time, but this time Things will never be the same Ride, ride the very thought

Buoy David Sylvian

sail on a river, way out to the Baltic sea Love will keep us together And the tide will draw you close to me (Never words so true, never words so wise) Love will keep us together 'Cause there's more to this

The Golden Way David Sylvian

your heart in the remains of the day On the golden way" She's telling me stories of surrender and joy Of warrior gods that the heavens deployed And love that spills out from the words on the page In this

Waterfront David Sylvian

the train steam full ahead As it takes the bend Empty carriages lose their tracks And tumble to their end So the world shrinks drop by drop As the wine goes to your head Swollen angels point and laugh "this

Pulling Punches David Sylvian

Nature feeds this nausea, Deep inside the heart of me. Sheltered lives, spent partially breathing, Are gathered together, under new religion.

Brilliant Trees David Sylvian

When you come to me, I'll question myself again; Is this grip on life still my own? When every step I take Leads me so far away, Every thought should bring me closer home.

Before The Bullfight David Sylvian

This island of blue, Where life clings to your hands Like water and sand, Will lose it's way When you're gone.

Cafe Europa David Sylvian

first shot So we're on our feet and runnin' We're re-writing all the textbooks In the process of becoming There's so much to live for If we stop putting up a fight There's a place for every story And this

Jean The Birdman David Sylvian

He gambles on the Sabbath He's pulling at the mane He thrashes on the horse's back Ambition is a bloody game Horse doesn't want to jump The river looks too wide Well he faces every hurdle With a n...

The Boy With The Gun David Sylvian

He knows well his wicked ways A course of bitterness A grudge held from his childhood days As if life had loved him less Reading down his list of names He ticks them one by one He points the barrel...

Every Colour You Are David Sylvian

I touched his hand Burned like coal Put pay to the devil And saw the mountain fall Feel like crying The jokes gone to far You can be anything you want Every colour you are Family man His patience...

Laughter And Forgetting David Sylvian

Running like a horse between the trees The ground beneath my feet Gives me something to hold on to With the reins around my heart Guided by hands that spread life before my very eyes Well every h...

Riverman David Sylvian

I see your eyes light up like fire It's medicine to me But as the hunted live their lives You're keeping out of reach So I keep running, falling Till I reach the water Run with me holyman But when...

Weathered Wall David Sylvian

You were someone to believe in A place for hope in a changing world Feeling every moment Every one of the years spent in your arms After a lifetime of living These soiled hands show no life at all...

Cries And Whispers David Sylvian

Shattered dreams on a bed of lies Now my love dies and cries Cries and whispers My heart grew wing under desert skies Now my love dies and cries Cries and whispers And my heart sings of many thin...

Blackwater David Sylvian

hold you in A sea of silence On the borderline of truth Open violence I see no sign I see no place I've loved Depending on the signs To fine the road Blackwater take me with you To the place that ...

Ghosts David Sylvian

When the room is quiet The daylight almost gone It seems there's something I should know Well, I ought to leave But the rain it never stops And I've no particular place to go Just when I think I'm...

Promise (The Cult Of Eurydice) (Remastered 2003) David Sylvian

The wounds on your hands never seem to heal 네 손의 상처는 낫지 않을 것 같아 I thought all I needed was to believe 내게 필요한 건 믿음이었을 거야 Here am I, a lifetime away from you 내가 있는 곳은 너와 떨어진 생애 The blood of Christ,...

Maria David Sylvian

These words are yours, mariaThe waters warm (hold me)The table bare (till the worst is past)Until the summer nights returnUntil we close our eyesMaria, your every thought's my heartbeatMaria, save ...

Forbidden Colours David Sylvian

The wounds on your hands never seem to healI thought all i needed was to believeHere am i, a lifetime away from youThe blood of christ, or the beat of my heartMy love wears forbidden coloursMy life...

Pop Song David Sylvian

Behind the iron gatesThe shifts were workes in silenceEach weekend beckoned like Ulysses's sirensAnd as the words were fewWe'd listen to the radioIt was loud, and irritated me soI'll tell you I lov...

Godman David Sylvian

Welcome to Sun StateThe language of lightThe energies impulseThe loud, dark, ironThe purpose of historyIn Eurasian SteppesFrom threshold to thresholdAstonishmentrefrain:You've misunderstood the pla...

Come Morning David Sylvian

God is in the silences Between the rhythms Rise and falling The starring of the skies of blue The promise of tomorrow's calling Hey ho and away we go Hey ho come morning

Alphabet Angel David Sylvian

It's later than I thought it wasThe shadows, long and lostCircle through the roomSwear as I met your mother thereIn New OrleansThe sun was slipping into blueThe longest day is overThe longest dayMy...

Krishna Blue David Sylvian

She's here in the snowfallAt dead of nightThe mood is of courtshipThe final fightShe's all that I needAll that I amThe voice of compassion inside the manIf you open the gatesThe madness beginsI'll ...

Darkest Dreaming David Sylvian

"Stay tonightWe'll watch the full moon risingHold on tightThe sky is breakingI don't ever want to be aloneWith all my darkest dreamingHold me closeThe sky is breakingI don't ever want to be aloneWi...

The Healing Place David Sylvian

That has to be the age of overcomeThe systems which are, which are on theWhich are on the ceilingWhich are on the run to destroyHumankind's nationHumankind's inwardnessHumankind's abilityWhat for m...

Taking The Veil David Sylvian

In dresses white, all set for sailA little girl dreams of taking the veilIn dresses white, all set for sailA little girl dreams of taking the veilOn beaches clean of sand and shellA little girl dre...