Spiritual

I wrote this song for my girlfriend at the time, for our 6 month anniversary ... I think she rather liked it, in fact if I remember rightly it made her a little teary. This is a love ballad but I don't think it's a typical one ... I think its good, I like the elemental theme, and in general I think it's more poetic and sophisticated than the other love songs I've written. In fact, I'd say this is my favourite of my love songs.

I've just rediscovered that when I posted it on the Internet originally, someone commented about the odd scientific metaphors, saying that "it's possibly the only rock song ever to contain the word "minerals". My very strange, slightly arrogant, and (in my opinion at least) rather fantastic reply was "Science, my friend, is the art of nature". Heh, not quite sure where I got that from!

I'd appreciate any comments, I'm beginning to feel as though I'm posting these just for myself ... if I am then that's fair enough, I'd still get a sense of accomplishment, but if anyone is reading this, it'd be nice for them to make themselves known.

Spiritual - February - July 2004

Together we two are a fuel
In which a dormant energy hides
A single spark all that’s needed
For this passion to ignite
And raise the flame that softly flickers
As though dancing in the breeze
To a music only heard by those
Who feel it in their dreams
A hypnotic glowing image is what I
See as slowly old ghosts burn
In one heated night the light of truth
Becomes aware of love’s return

In the torrent of the rapids
White waves crash upon the rocks
Wash away the noisy urgency
Of a thousand ticking clocks
Leaving a lake borne out of stillness
Like a faded memory
The waters seek to carry us
As we sail along life’s stream
And as the rain begins to fall
Into the mighty sea we’ll plunge
Diving into what it may bring
As if we two were one

Have you come to
Spirit me away?

Chorus:
While the golden fires burn
The wild waters will flow
As the rich Earth still turns
And a soothing wind blows
You remain the embodiment of my love
Because I feel that you are a spirit sent from above

I see a down-to-earth angel
With a flower in her hand
She holds the power to make hills
Rise up from out of dead sand
The old seed lives within the soil
New life lives deep in the seed
A symbiotic relationship
That fulfils all of our needs
As the plants absorb minerals
Which will let them bear fruit
Everything that you give me
Helps me break free of these roots

An element of surprise…

Entering into your world
Felt just like stepping into
A hurricane of your defences
Your own wind shield guarding you
Deep inside the maelstrom
The eye waits to feel the touch
Of the mortal man who is prepared
To stand the air’s last rush
This gale lifts us of our feet
And blows us far away from here
Like a surging gust of power
The strength of love becomes so clear

Have you come to
Spirit me away?

Chorus:
While the golden fires burn
The wild waters will flow
As the rich Earth still turns
And a soothing wind blows
You remain the embodiment of my love
Because I feel that you are a spirit sent from above

You’ve cast your compassion
In a spell around my heart

At the core of this Earth
The fire inside is beating
As the wind stings our faces
A watery tear leaves your eye
The feeling you radiate
Is what my whole world was needing
And you started to save it
The moment you fell from the sky

The element of surprise…

Chorus:
While the golden fires burn
The wild waters will flow
As the rich Earth still turns
And a soothing wind blows
You remain the embodiment of my love
Because I feel that you are a spirit sent from above

A spiritual being who has stolen my love