Walker in Darkness

WALKER IN DARKNESS (Judith Wright)

The country where he lives is the country of no sight
And no man's field is the black earth turned by his blade
Men stand like trees asleep, a shade in a shade
Their fruit ripens and falls in the hot sun of the night;
For him to find and eat

The sea he swims in is the sea where other men drown
The shore he walks is the white sand of their bones
The forest is full of monsters and mad ferns
And no man comes there but those who die, who mourn
Or who desire to be born

Walker in darkness, the sun has gone out in my mind
You carry your heart like a star, like a lamp in your hand
But where shall I look for my light
And how shall I find my heart in your dark land?

Spanna

SPANNA (1993)

You came far too early

And you found it hard to leave

You made your Momma pray

She got down upon her knees

You weighed less than a thing of milk

You were the mighty flea

But you'll always be Spanna to me

Your head resides above the clouds

And wanders recklessly

You scream so loud that no-one hears

You're lost upon the sea

Your Mother wanted Annie

Your Father wanted Lea

But you'll always be Spanna to me

You hide behind the walls

And get someone to tell you lies

You fall into the cracks

And never say your own goodbyes

You were present at the scene

With a hundred alibis

But you'll always be Spanna to me

I always said it made no difference

What you did there in your room

You might be writing books or hatching plots

Down there in the gloom

You might hide from your real name

Behind a nom de plume

But you'll always be Spanna to me

Hot Lips (1993)

You know you looked kind of sexy in that dress you wore
And your high heel shoes put you at six-foot four
But the boy at the bar had you coming back for more
Until you passed out on my bedroom floor

Your momma said the devil was a friend of mine
And if you did without me you'd be doing fine
But you can't help checking out the scene of the crime
As long as you get back to the church on time

And now I guess you gotta live with the mess you made
You ain't gonna get no help from the Marquis de Sade
You're a Puss 'n' Boots and forty degrees in the shade
I like your hot lips baby, and the way you're arrayed

You couldn't get what you wanted with your might is right
And your future isn't turning out too bright
Now you've cut off your nose to hurt yourself out of spite
You're burning both ends baby; I can't believe my sight

All Run Out (E maj)

Sometimes the days go by faster than I can keep count
Sometimes they're dragging me down
Twisting me 'round and 'round
Sometimes it's not so easy to live on
Sometimes it seems I'm waiting far too long

Until the time when I see you again
No strings attached, no time limit, no train to catch
No room for tears
The end of the sadness in your eyes
That cuts me like a knife
No more cares
For when I get there we'll be one
No more love on the run
I'm all run out

I know it seems like I don't care if I'm there at all
But I'm between a rock and a hard place
My back's against the wall
Sometimes it's not so easy to live on
Sometimes it seems I'm waiting far too long

Jesus (1988)

You've got to work hard to pick up the pieces of your broken existence
You won't let anyone help you
You've got a one-way valve
You carry all the world upon your shoulders
And you won't let anybody lend a hand

All around you there are walls to build
So you can gather them into your house
Give them shelter and they eat your food
But you don't let anyone help you out

You've got this attitude that no-one can do the job as well as you do
So you have to do it all yourself
You've got this feeling that you can't burden other people
And when you're hurting you don't tell anybody else

All around you there are people
Who want to help so they feel that they're worthwhile
You've got to let somebody get to you
You've got to start to live a life

All around you are the one's you love
And you love them with all your heart
Can't you let them give some back to you
Everyone can play their part

Yoke (Matt 11:28)

Come to me all of you who are weary and burdened
And I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me
For I am gentle and humble in heart

And you will find rest for your weary souls

For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

You and I in Ireland (For Kel)

I wanted your dying so complete
I know you hated me saying so
you'd say "don't want to be so destroyed, don't want to feel so helpless"
I wanted your despair inside me to feel

we walked to the island you and I, like lovers
we talked as the sun went down the sky behind me
we drove down the N1
drove 'til the sun had fallen
I wanted to drive 'til I could cry
but I don't anymore

don't you say it's OK
don't you know you're so pale
by the ocean shore
over the ancient walls
only you and I in Ireland
I needed this to be
you and I in Ireland

I watched as your face became the pain before me
I watched as your tears became the rain that I need
I felt my lips so dry and i knew you were drowning
"it's twenty to eight" I said, "we should go"

we laughed at the names we couldn't say
and laughed at the stupid games we played
somehow you felt you'd lost; you came here with such excitement
you know you'll be coming home some day
but you don't want to be going home this way