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The bracken is rusty, the air is thin
The trees are skeletal and naked, naked again
Biting a nail, the train is late
It’s cold in the station, a silent wait
‘This is my heart, and my heart is my core
and I’ll love you the way a ship loves the shore’
The concrete is glistening, frost settles in
And there is an echo of his words, his words again
Licking a thumb and the page is turned
Emily cries by the second verse
‘This is my tower and my tower is my plan
and I’ll love you the way a ship loves the land’
Emily I know that memories cycle with seasons
Emily I’d say that temporary heightening heals us
Emily I know that you’re young yet you feel like you’re weighed down
But Emily stop, don’t you dare think you’ve not got a way out
Were you the lion or were you the lamb?
It leaves Emily crying but I understand, understand
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Emily Two (I Understand)
02:38
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On the early morning train, by the window
You realise you spend too much time with photos
No, no don’t go poking at the embers again
You’ve too much time to reflect, too much time on your hands
You’re an introverted girl with a heartache
You’re not the first in the world by a long way
Without pain we never change, do we? Oh no
So don’t linger on just the pain, linger on where it goes
All the weary, all the burdened
Come to me, come on over
You’ve a feeling that you write on the pad there
You want a way, the truth, a life but do you dare
Biting a nail once again, you’re a sail in the wind
But a love like the ship loves the shore won’t do much anymore
All the weary, all the burdened
Come to me, come on over
All the weary, all the burdened
Come to me, come on over
Emily I am a light, I’m a warmth, I’m a guide
And I know and hold you like a child
Darling I am a light, I’m a warmth, I’m a guide
And I know and hold you like a child
Emily I am a light, I’m a warmth, I’m a guide
And I know and hold you like a child
Darling I am a light, I’m a warmth, I’m a guide
And I know and hold you like a child
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You’re arriving on the train
You’re alive and you’re in pain
You feel all of it but you say there is a way that you maybe will get over it
You don’t want to have to let go
Of your ways and your pain though
Your tower’s coming down and I know it was your plan but a ship was never made for land
Overnight the journey went
And you’re arriving with the sense
The dawn from on high shall break upon us to guide and to warm and to shine
The train is pulling in to stop, the doors have opened up and you’re gone, you’re gone
Journey coming to a close, there’s a way to go but you’ve come home, come home
Crisp air is biting at your face
The diamond studded ground is glazed
The trees they touch the sky and they’re waiting for the spring and they’re reaching up into the light
Were you the lion or the lamb?
How was that nail in your hand?
You know that Emily has been weighed down but you understand the weight and the pain and then the way out
The train is pulling in to stop, the doors have opened up and you’re gone, you’re gone
Journey coming to a close, there’s a way to go but you’ve come home, come home
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Emily Six (Come Home)
05:11
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James Christie Brown Harpenden, UK
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