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The Arrows and the Armour

from We Sat Back and Watched it Unfold by Chris Cleverley

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lyrics

Dear Gods, I’m sending a note to request
That the methods you use could be altered next time.
‘Cause the arrow you sent, it went in through my stomach,
And it’s pierced the lining. Now I’m sick all the time,
From the peeling and the burning, and the pace of the churning;
The nervous feeling of butterflies flying.
They must have flown in through the hole that was made
And stayed for the duration of this curious time.

‘Cause you and I are lovers for the length of the time
It takes for the fates to decide in their minds,
Over maybe some days or even weeks at a time,
Until it transpires that everything is fine.

Later this week I’ll trek into the mountains
To beg the high priestess for an hour of her time.
And I will stare in through her frosted glass mirror,
To try and descry some discernible signs
That you and I will still be lovers for the length of the time
It takes for the fates to decide in their minds,
Over maybe some days or even weeks at a time,
Until it transpires that everything is fine.

Make no illusion no delusions of grandeur
Reverberate proudly round the corners of my mind.
You see me tonight in my purest of forms
With my weapons dispersed and my armour declined.
As we lie here naked our fears for now abated,
With innards exposed and our limbs intertwined,
I can’t help but feeling there’s something more sacred here
Than ever we’ll realise, but never you mind.

‘Cause you and I are lovers for the length of the time
It takes for the fates to decide in their minds,
Over maybe some days or even weeks at a time,
Until it transpires that everything is fine.

credits

from We Sat Back and Watched it Unfold, released October 11, 2019
Produced by Sam Kelly with Chris Cleverley.
Mixed by Graham Coe and Sam Kelly at Cube Recording, Cornwall.
Mastered by Josh Clark at Get Real Audio.

Chris Cleverley - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Evan Carson - Drums
Lukas Drinkwater - Bass
Jamie Francis - Banjo
Marion Fleetwood - Violin, Viola
Graham Coe - Cello
Katie Stevens - Whistle
Kim Lowings - Backing Vocals
Kathy Pilkinton - Backing Vocals

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Chris Cleverley was born under a solstice moon, in an aura of honeysuckle mysticism. He is among a new wave of pioneering artists carving an uncharted path through the UK acoustic landscape. Inspired by the Lo-FI Indie greats Elliott Smith & Sufjan Stevens, his ambient Dream-Folk songwriting pushes the boundaries and shatters the expectations of 21st Century acoustic music. ... more

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