Will Varley – Candles for the Dead Lyrics
Artist: Will Varley
Song: Candles for the Dead
They’re lighting candles for the dead
A choir is singing loud
I’ll light a candle for the flame
As soon as it goes out
Today I met the raconteur
And read his doctrine
He seems to make it very clear
The trouble that we’re in
I keep your painting on my wall
And watch it gather dust
The universe won’t rest until
We are salt and rust
And now they speak of family lines
While dressed in black she dances
If you go back far enough
Our limbs were roots and branches
So let us try to lose ourselves
For an hour or two
In this Spring of discontent
Where once the arrows flew
She’ll hold me in her drunken arms
And then we’ll rot away
This will be our victory chant
And our last parade
Oh Arthur how do I proceed?
And what about these ghosts?
How can I tell the things I need
From the things I chose?
The one who wrote her words in sand
And worshipped entropy
She was the only one I met
Who was really free
There’s new growth in the garden now
Shrubs have no time for fear
Just a little sun and rain
And then another year
Once I dreamt she was a swan
And I a violin
First she tried to sing a song
And then I tried to swim
They’re lighting candles for the dead
And your grave is overgrown
I lit a candle for your painting
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From the album:
The Hole Around My Head
Release Year: 2021