"And the smile on your face will be visible from space, I guarantee..."
History
This was one of those songs that came together in pieces. I have little recording snippet from at least 10 years ago, with just the melody for ‘hold on, love is coming’, and then another with that lyric, and then one with the chorus leading up to it. I think once I had that line I basically had the song, but that’s still no guarantee that it will work. This is one of those songs which I haven’t played live much, and often forget I ever wrote, but having come back to it I think it’s definitely one of the better songs I’ve written. It was pure wishful thinking at the time. But I guess Love really was running...
Lyrics
It's nearly over And it's been so hard But it's nearly over Take my word You'll need your courage There's one last tunnel There's one more chest-wound To be incurred When you cry out Because it's burning When you cry out and the world echoes empty And your stomach is so heavy and so twisted and you're shaken like a tree In a hurricane ----------------------------------------- And you're lost And alone With just a candle, a million miles from home And the flame burns down Till the flame might drown And the last light fade away But hold on Love is coming It'll be okay ----------------------------------------- They've got you shackled On the platform Amongst the shouting Watch for me For I'll be there As that sweet chariot Sends them running Sets you free And you'll cry out For you'll be burning Burning brighter than you ever burnt before And the smile on your face will be visible from space, I guarantee Everything will change ----------------------------------------- So now you're lost And alone With just a candle, a million miles from home And the flame burns down Till the flame might drown And the last light fade away But hold on Love is coming It'll be okay ----------------------------------------- And I know Your grip is slipping Why would you hold on Another day? But you should know that Love is running It got your message And now it's running As fast as it can To come and save you Save you... And you will fall Into the arms Of impossible, impenetrable, fickle, brutal Beautiful Love Hold on Love is coming It will be okayCredits & Copyright
Written in December 2009 and recorded in June 2010 by James Bell. Released in November 2010. Remastered in October 2017. (C) & (P) House of Lyra. All rights reserved.