Sometimes certain periods in our lives live on far past their time. This song is about the hold that such times have over us - in my case, a relatively short time living in the Amazon rainforest has affected nearly every aspect of my life since.
lyrics
Morning goes ponderously by on boots made of lead
Thundery and ominous the sky is filling my head
and I need this storm to burst, violently
Ease the pressure in my bones
And no-one is ever as they seem in this place
Figures are swallowed in the green, I can't see the faces
or hear the whispered words, splintering
leaves and branches, roots and stems
Lady, I deserted you
even though I promised to be true
promised you and then ran away
Creeping across continents
One day you will whisper in my ear
"Your heart is opening, lie easy
"Stay here, you have no choice, lie easy,
"This is your resting place, lie easy here,
"You're in the jungle to stay!"
Ten years and many miles away I think I'm okay
Sodium and neon light the way, night turns to day
and routine's a sword and shield, comforting,
Guard against the life we knew
But cracks in the calendar appear and memory shines through
evenings in Puerto Maldonado, South-East Peru
and you're there before my eyes, beckoning
Reaching out with leaves of green
Lady, I deserted you
even though I promised to be true
promised you and then ran away
Creeping across continents
One day you will whisper in my ear
"Your heart is opening, lie easy
"Stay here, you have no choice, lie easy,
"This is your resting place, lie easy here,
"You're in the jungle to stay here
"You have no choice, lie easy
"Creepers around your limbs, lie easy,
"This is your resting place, lie easy here,
"You're in the jungle to stay!"
Lady I deserted you even though I promised to be true
Promised you and then ran away
Crashing across continents
one day you will holler in my ear
"Lie easy!
"Stay here you have no choice, lie easy
"Creepers around your heart, lie easy here,
"You're in the jungle to stay."
credits
from To Hell With Youth and Beauty,
released April 2, 2012
Written by Alan McClure
Performed by The Razorbills
Produced by Marcus Samson Wright
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