Golden Country Kingdom - Pete Brown & Piblokto!

The hour that the forest puts the lake to bed

She rises to the surface, swims through the darkness in my head

The crate with next year’s promises arrived in another town

And the leaves I can’t remember are slowly turning brown…

Far from the skies

Away from her eyes

The golden country kingdom

The rose it swings and dies

By the time we all come home the predictable successes

Hope to find the courage made of last year’s evening dresses

Oh the sparkle and the laughter that echoes round the tables

And the trees remember little birds they murdered in the fables…

Far from the skies

Away from her eyes

The golden country kingdom

A rose it swings and dies

When winter calls the summer liar and freezes up its feet

I can’t afford her kisses, I stood in lines I can’t repeat

And now the diamond wagons have reached their destination

And the piper calls the tunes back from the benches in the station

Far from the skies

Away from her eyes

The golden country kingdom

A rose it swings and dies

The smoky trails when sky men ride the slashing silver swords

And now the mangles of the bride, whitely armoured laws

Half-naked trees the last notes fall like coins on plates of grief

And to stop this sudden sorrow and to bring me quick relief

Far from the skies

Away from her eyes

The golden country kingdom

A rose it swings and dies