"The Calling" lyrics
Back then I was dauntless
And dawn could never know
And my weakness made me weep less
Than I would ever show you
I'd burn so bright it blinded
Now I know that light guided me here
I walked into the river
To wring those embers from my broken heart and broken liver
You'll never get your dinner if you don't learn how to get along
And a fox somewhere is hiding
That light I thought was blinding brought me here
I look into the waters
And see a face I don't understand
We're both unwanted daughters
But there's more than water in these autumn hands
I look into the waters and see a face I don't recognise
Who's this
(Who are you)
What changed I ask
So strange, she replies
Shoulder the sky
Open those eyes
There's a kind of calling
Calling
I can't wait to show you
How much I know you can be
Just let the rain come
Let the rain come down, down, darling
Can't you hear it howling you
It's calling, calling
[*background noises*]
Back then I wasn't hopeful
But now my ink's blood red not black
And I'll blink like ripping envelopes
In the hopes that you'll write back
And on the banks of that river
I shiver as a fox stands frozen
And I close them, I close them, I close my eyes
'Cause I'm between that just one more and drank too much again
And I promise you I'll write I love you
With my fingers on your sleeping hand
And when that fox howls I'll howl with it
In its cries I'll find an end
And when I think I'm fine you'll visit
And then you happen to me, you happen to me all over again
In the waters I see a face I don't want look back
Do you like my dress, it's got pockets
The rocks beneath my feet begin to crack
Oh I look into the waters
Long ago that current caught us and we tried
I tried I really fucking tried
But the rain kept coming down
I watch that woman drown
Shoulder the sky
Open those eyes
There's a kind of calling
Calling
Shoulder the sky
Open those eyes
There's a kind of calling
Calling
Shoulder the sky
Open those eyes
There's a kind of calling
Calling
Shoulder the sky
Open those eyes
There's a kind of calling
Calling
I can't wait to show you
How much I know you can be
Just let the rain come
Let the rain come down, down, darling
Can't you hear it howling you
It's calling, calling
I can't wait to show you
How much I know you can be
Just let the rain come
Let the rain come down, down, darling
Can't you hear it howling you
It's calling, calling
I can't wait to show you
How much I know you can be
Just let the rain come
Let the rain come down, down, darling
Can't you hear it howling you
It's calling, calling
I can't wait to show you
How much I know you can be
Just let the rain come
Let the rain come down, down, darling
Can't you hear it howling you
It's calling, calling
In the rainfall
And dawn could never know
And my weakness made me weep less
Than I would ever show you
I'd burn so bright it blinded
Now I know that light guided me here
I walked into the river
To wring those embers from my broken heart and broken liver
You'll never get your dinner if you don't learn how to get along
And a fox somewhere is hiding
That light I thought was blinding brought me here
I look into the waters
And see a face I don't understand
We're both unwanted daughters
But there's more than water in these autumn hands
I look into the waters and see a face I don't recognise
Who's this
(Who are you)
What changed I ask
So strange, she replies
Shoulder the sky
Open those eyes
There's a kind of calling
Calling
I can't wait to show you
How much I know you can be
Just let the rain come
Let the rain come down, down, darling
Can't you hear it howling you
It's calling, calling
[*background noises*]
Back then I wasn't hopeful
But now my ink's blood red not black
And I'll blink like ripping envelopes
In the hopes that you'll write back
And on the banks of that river
I shiver as a fox stands frozen
And I close them, I close them, I close my eyes
'Cause I'm between that just one more and drank too much again
And I promise you I'll write I love you
With my fingers on your sleeping hand
And when that fox howls I'll howl with it
In its cries I'll find an end
And when I think I'm fine you'll visit
And then you happen to me, you happen to me all over again
In the waters I see a face I don't want look back
Do you like my dress, it's got pockets
The rocks beneath my feet begin to crack
Oh I look into the waters
Long ago that current caught us and we tried
I tried I really fucking tried
But the rain kept coming down
I watch that woman drown
Shoulder the sky
Open those eyes
There's a kind of calling
Calling
Shoulder the sky
Open those eyes
There's a kind of calling
Calling
Shoulder the sky
Open those eyes
There's a kind of calling
Calling
Shoulder the sky
Open those eyes
There's a kind of calling
Calling
I can't wait to show you
How much I know you can be
Just let the rain come
Let the rain come down, down, darling
Can't you hear it howling you
It's calling, calling
I can't wait to show you
How much I know you can be
Just let the rain come
Let the rain come down, down, darling
Can't you hear it howling you
It's calling, calling
I can't wait to show you
How much I know you can be
Just let the rain come
Let the rain come down, down, darling
Can't you hear it howling you
It's calling, calling
I can't wait to show you
How much I know you can be
Just let the rain come
Let the rain come down, down, darling
Can't you hear it howling you
It's calling, calling
In the rainfall
Writer(s): John Camps
