[Verse 1] Martha took her time like the perfect crime Pale toes glistening on cool water Caressing little waves and drowning sin Confessing raw desire, then diving in [Verse 2] I made a bee line for the brine Didn't think of the ice cold Healing all that pain in green and blue Me and Martha, sun coming through [Chorus] Sea swimming, heart...Learn More

[Verse 1] An apple tart, wrapped up on the window Caked in lore, baked in love for me Those old ghosts won't sit still and keep their oars out They're rippling up a tide, it's deep and it's wide It floods the kitchen with memory, brings smiling and beguiling You bake on, blue eyes wide, defiant yet forgiving Constantly inviting all your love for us...Learn More

[Verse 1] Momma can't turn off the light She hasn't heard her baby come home She's out with a crowd, she calls her congregation There's secrets that sparkle that Momma don't know Momma she brushstrokes the sky, with high hopes and mantras and sighs And prays to all that's divine for a sign, that baby's not using her lifelines [Chorus] Candy canes...Learn More

[Verse 1] Rules of travel come undone You drop your compass, I was always waiting We’re entwined in pillow sin Our hieroglyphic limbs entangled, gasping [Pre-Chorus] There’s no need to run away You could always choose to stay If sirens call, then you and I outsing them [Chorus] I could be your wanderlust Let me be your journey's end You're...Learn More

[Verse 1] When we’re in our wild place I can only hear you Rising like a country tune Pedal steel crying leading to ruin Thought I had you where I want you I could be in LA All the silver rooftops All the crazy cries of lovers No match for your wildfire It’s better than a quiet life [Chorus] There you go Wrongfooting me every time Just when I...Learn More

[Verse 1] We dont part like a dockers last round Down the hatch boys - sinking into free fall We can't part like a catkin, falling from an aldar tree Bursting in the air with pollen and promise and memory [Verse 2] Sometimes the summer leaves without a refrain Sometimes your face, a picture in my minds frame Out of my head like a werewolf, in a...Learn More

[Verse 1] Status quo blasts from a jukebox The lads I grew up with play air guitar, conjuring youth Hutched at the bar, I hear dreams that turned to dust Till I ring out for last call [Verse 2] A pint takes a minute to settle The creamy head rises and lands like a chorus of hums Regulars catching my eye to change their tune But I ain't a...Learn More

[Verse 1] In a cafe worked a lady Pouring art with foam to rival Kandinsky For me For me [Verse 2] Thunder in the morning Ain't it just the way When the dragons are in your head, with tales of dread You need a fix, before you face the day [Verse 3] The scent of coffee roasting It's like a sitcom from the Bronx Hits your senses just like a wave,...Learn More

[Verse 1] Landscape flashes, batten down the hatches Trees and streams, movie reels, through windows on a train Shades of you, midnight blue fall into the unknown They don't fade away, it you store 'em for a winter They don't fade away, if you keep 'em in our larder [Chorus] I wanna make love to you on a runaway train No route or tracks of tears,...Learn More

[Verse 1] I dreamed a choir a swaying The sound, it painted murals of black angels They sang, “there ain’t no word, there ain’t no feeling To show that rage a seething.” They sang, “listen boy, listen good Don’t try to empathise You’ll never walk in these shoes To look at your son and think of Emmett Till The Gallant South that’s gone with the...Learn More

[Verse 1] Strange bird flying through deserted towns She got no plumage She got no song Records all the quiet in her memory If she's a computer, then what are we? [Verse 2] Hugs are few here, hugs are scarce That bird up there, she can find no trace She's scans the town for some human touch We keep our distance We don't embrace too...Learn More