The Summerhouse

from The Summerhouse by Simpleswan

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Red Eyes
You just cannot bring yourself
To put yourself to bed
For fear that all the ropes that hold the
Junk inside your head will snap and all the if we dids and what we could have beens
Will spill like blood from cuts and wounds that never heal

Red eyes
You just cannot bring yourself
To push the tears aside
Instead they fall like millions of
Crystal breaking pieces from broken chandeliers
That hang inside your empty mind
As the light begins to fade a shade of violet

Say you’ll take me by hand down to the summerhouse
Where we’ll gaze at the gentle chaos of swallows
Watch the evening sky melt like a candle
Until that warm blooded sun closes its eyes

Red eyes
You just cannot bring yourself
To turn your back on this concrete cold but tender kiss that left you
Scarred like all the wall tops covered in the broken glass yes life cuts you when you stop
So well all search for that place with nothing sharp or hard

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from The Summerhouse, released April 21, 2014

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Simpleswan Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

Simpleswan are a husband and wife duo from Newcastle upon Tyne in the north east of England. They formed in 2008 and create acoustic based, melodic folk-pop tunes with lots of harmonies and poetic lyrics

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