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A Crack in the Clouds Lyrics
A cold breeze climbs up the edge of a cloud
And follows me to the river
I stand and sigh, weighed down with chains
They follow me in columns
They'll not see more, this north sea wind
And like the river I flow through
I die, die down at water's edge
And love you till I falter
Oh no, oh no, oh no
Let sunshine, sunshine flow
Winds guide you, winds guide you
Come home, home, home, come home
You row out to meet me, I was chained
That current's strong I guess
And Christian spy plane overhead
But I would not confess
I arrive in the next world, with hate in my heart
And eager for my crown
And hold you up for all to see
For I can't put you down
Oh no, no, no, I float into view
My heart seems paralysed
Inside I dream of loves incomplete
Men hound you, they just do
Men hound you, they just do
A quiet village boy takes leave of his life
And walks off into the mountains
Come back to me, come close and let me
Love you till I falter
Oh no, no, no, I won't let you down
Don't understand my heart
Inside I dream I've torn you away
Don't fall, don't die, don't end
Oh no
No, no, no, I float into view
My heart seems paralysed
Inside I dream of loves incomplete
Men hound you, they just do
Men hound you, they just do
And follows me to the river
I stand and sigh, weighed down with chains
They follow me in columns
And like the river I flow through
I die, die down at water's edge
And love you till I falter
Let sunshine, sunshine flow
Winds guide you, winds guide you
Come home, home, home, come home
That current's strong I guess
And Christian spy plane overhead
But I would not confess
And eager for my crown
And hold you up for all to see
For I can't put you down
My heart seems paralysed
Inside I dream of loves incomplete
Men hound you, they just do
Men hound you, they just do
And walks off into the mountains
Come back to me, come close and let me
Love you till I falter
Don't understand my heart
Inside I dream I've torn you away
Don't fall, don't die, don't end
No, no, no, I float into view
My heart seems paralysed
Inside I dream of loves incomplete
Men hound you, they just do
Men hound you, they just do
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If you've followed Julian - especially the early-mid stuff - you'll know that there's little point in trying to extract meaning from the lyrics a lot of the time. His love of whimsical wordplay often gets in the way of laser-focused intent.
And quite right too. This is art, after all.
But let's take a moment to bask in the sheer impressionist ache of lines like "A quiet village boy takes leave of his life, and walks off into the mountains" and the pleading, yearning "Inside I dream I've torn you away. Don't fall, don't die, don't end".