Australian Winter

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Up through the ashes you rose Leaving her forever purer than before All of her goodness enclosed With an ever-burning red volcanic glow [Verse 2] From your honest eyes, I stole And I've forsaken you, and I amount to nothing Still up these rivers we'll row Following along, fish in flow forever [Verse 3] I fly around the earth Fluttering along, humming like a swallow I sing their long eyes to sleep But their applause leaves me blank and hollow [Verse 4] The ocean beneath me is loneliness The cities all are one, repeating and repeating The haunted rustling of leaves Screeching 'cross the porch, raindrops pluck the windows I pull myself underneath Her warm soft blankets, this Australian winter