The hunting of songs, out in the wilds or indoors, is a tricky business ..... they're slippery and hard to catch ...... but it's so worth the effort and in the end, that is what we do, what defines us a songwriters.
lyrics
Songhunter
Walking the hilltops,
Roaming the lanes,
Hunting for words,
Drinking in the rain ......
Smell of the woodland,
Smell of the fox,
Croak of the raven
High above the rocks that jut into the sky:
Here it comes again,
The welcome old familiar
Comfort of a truth about a rumour of a gem;
Here it comes again,
Nurture that quick shadow of the soul of the world,
Before it's gone again.
Looking up info, checking the dates,
Talking to folk who recreate all the treasures of a life ....
From near and far and deep within, stories gather,
Memories swim across the surface of the page:
Spirit is willing but the flesh is weaker
As the years go by and youth retreats
But as the things of youth fade and fall away
So the spirit listens in a deeper way
And though this learning listening can leave us lonely
Where a few farsighted are the only
To be who we are that’s the price to pay
To hook a flying diamond from the ocean spray.
Call of the wild, call of the home, migration mystery
Calling feet to roam ........ till the Piper hears the tune,
Then miracle meltdown in crucible field, crystallisation,
Patterns revealed ............. and the song begins to form:
Here it comes again,
The welcome old familiar
Comfort of a truth about a rumour of a gem;
Here it comes again,
Nurture that quick shadow of the soul of the world ................ before it's gone again.
And though this learning listening can leave us lonely
Where a few farsighted are the only
To be who we are that’s the price to pay
To hook a flying diamond from the ocean spray
credits
from Firegazing,
released September 17, 2017
Written by Brian Boothby
Acoustic Guitar: Chris Ellis
Fiddle: Adam Summerhayes
Fretless Bass: Dave Sturt
Acoustic Guitar and Vocals: Brian Boothby
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