This one gets compared to Gordon Lightfoot, particularly when I play it live and solo.
Written, produced, arranged, and performed by David Maxwell
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I Heard the Bells
Slate cold November morning
Blanketing fog it welcomes me
Sun breaks through without a warning
Where the northern meets the southern sea
I heard the bells this morning
And I didn’t feel so out of place
Peels of laughter, sounds of mourning
Cling to the lines that etch my face
(Chorus)
I heard, heard the bells
They were calling all the angels
To keep you safe from harm
I heard, heard the bells
They were lighting up the dark skies
To bring you to my side
Sweet dawn, the birds are singing
In fields of sadness that remain
Attached to me like virgin memories
Bittersweet, a quiet refrain
I heard the bells this morning
They woke me from my restless sleep
I shared the emptiness of your leaving
Cold bare floor against my feet
(Chorus)
I heard, heard the bells
They were calling all the angels
To keep you safe from harm
I heard, heard the bells
They were lighting up the dark skies
To bring you to my side
(Bridge)
You said that I could be your answer
We’d find a place and call it home
Redwood forests they’d surround us
In verdant valleys we would roam
Stars so close that we could touch them
Astronomers we might just be
I know you love the desert
But I keep dreaming of the sea
Last night I went out walking
In the middle of a dream
I swore I felt you there beside me
Again an undefeated team
Salt water sprayed itself upon me
The wind it lashed and showed its teeth
When spirit’s sinking, going under
I feel your presence lifting me and
(Chorus)
I heard, heard the bells
They were calling all the angels
To keep you safe from harm
I heard, heard the bells
They were lighting up the dark skies
To bring you to my side
© 2005 David Maxwell
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