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bombay bicycle club - terrapin station lyrics

[lady with a fan]

[verse 1]
let my inspiration flow
in token rhyme suggesting rhythm
that will not forsake me
till my tale is told and done

[verse 2]
while the firelight’s aglow
strange shadows from the flames will grow
till things we’ve never seen
will seem familiar

[verse 3]
shadows of a sailor forming
winds both foul and fair all swarm
down in carlisle, he loved a lady
many years ago

[verse 4]
here beside him stands a man
a soldier from the looks of him
who came through many fights
but lost at love
[verse 5]
while the storyteller speaks
a door within the fire creaks
suddenly flies open
and a girl is standing therе

[verse 6]
eyes alight with glowing hair
all that fancy paints as fair
she takes hеr fan and throws it
in the lion’s den

[verse 7]
“which of you to gain me, tell
will risk uncertain pains of h+ll?
i will not forgive you
if you will not take the chance”

[verse 8]
the sailor gave at least a try
the soldier being much too wise
strategy was his strength
and not disaster

[verse 9]
the sailor coming out again
the lady fairly leapt at him
that’s how it stands today
you decide if he was wise
[verse 10]
the storyteller makes no choice
soon you will not hear his voice
his job is to shed light
and not to master

[verse 11]
since the end is never told
we pay the teller off in gold
in hopes he will come back
but he cannot be bought or sold

[terrapin station]

[verse 12]
inspiration move me brightly
light the song with sense and color
hold away despair
more than this i will not ask
faced with mysteries dark and vast
statements just seem vain at last
some rise, some fall, some climb
to get to terrapin

[verse 13]
counting stars by candlelight
all are dim but one is bright:
the spiral light of venus
rising first and shining best
oh, from the northwest corner
of a brand+new crescent moon
crickets and cicadas sing
a rare and different tune
[verse 14]
terrapin station
in the shadow of the moon
terrapin station
and i know we’ll be there soon
terrapin + i can’t figure out
terrapin + if it’s the end or beginning
terrapin + but the train’s put its brakes on
terrapin + and the whistle is screaming:
terrapin!

[at a siding]

[verse 15]
while you were gone
these faces filled with darkness
the obvious was hidden
with nothing to believe in
the compass always points to terrapin

[verse 16]
sullen wings of fortune beat like rain
you’re back in terrapin for good or ill again
for good or ill again

- bombay bicycle club lyrics

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