The Mourning

The Mourning - Opaque Nature

As the workers gathered in the morning

Open wounds closed for the night

While the mourners gathered

In the pouring rain

We fight following the morning

I'd have sworn we'd be alright

Said it would all look better by the morning

After the fight

But you adjusted with ease

Rather lonely but free from me

Did you find that you were an after thought

In the hearts of the ones that you love

Money lenders tax collectors

Turned the tables round

I was a ghost for a while

But I turned out to be a man

Was lower than most on the pile

But you helped me understand

I was a ghost for a while

But you helped me to be a man

Holding on to things from years gone by

Playing games with girls when we were high

We've been taken though our paces

Our stern face life in stages

Arrows and cages in love

Marks on maps and poor excuses

And if it's all the same to you I want to lose it

And we did all we could to try and prove it

And I said I'd see this through

I'm drawing lines on maps to try and move it

Hour hands on clocks to back 'til we remove

All the things we said when we both knew

That we are too old to wait our turn

We are too old to live and learn

We are too old to play like

When we were young

But did you find that you were an after thought

In the hearts of the ones that you loved

Money lenders tax collectors

Turned the tables round

I was a ghost for a while

But I turned out to be a man

And I'll be a bird for a while

But you'll be there when I land

I was a ghost for a while

But you helped me be a man