1.THE DEVIL

As soon as I'm left alone
The devil wanders into my soul
And I pretend to myself
And I pretend to myself
I go out
To the old milestone
Insanely expecting
You to come there
Knowing that I wait for you there
That I wait for you there
Come
Come
Come here at once
Come
Come
On a night with no moon
Because all of my being is now in pining
All of my being is now in pining
What formerly had cheered me
Now seems
Insignificant
Insignificant

2.DEAR DARKNESS

Dear darkness
Dear darkness
Won't you cover, cover me again
Dear darkness
Dear
I've been your friend
For many years
Won't you do this for me
Dearest darkness
And cover me from the sun
And the words tightening
The words are tightening
Around my throat
And, and...
Around the throat of the one I love
Tightening, tightening, tightening
Around the throat of the one I love
Tightening, tightening, tightening
Dear darkness
Dear darkness
Now it's your time to look after us
'Cause we kept you clothed
We kept in business
When everyone else was having good luck
So now it's your time
Time to pay
To pay me and the one I love
With the worldly goods you've stashed away
With all the things you
Took from us

3.GROW GROW GROW

I sowed a seed
Underneath the oak tree
I trod it in
With my boots I trampled it down
Grow
Grow
Grow
I sowed a rose
Underneath the oak grove
With my boots on the ground
Into the earth I trampled it down
Grow
Grow
Grow
Teach me how to
Teach me how to
Teach me, Mommy
How to grow
How to catch someone's fancy
Underneath the twisted oak grove

4.WHEN UNDER ETHER

The ceiling is moving
Moving in time
Like a conveyor belt
Above my eyes
When under ether
The mind comes alive
But conscious of nothing
But the will to survive
I lay on the bed
Waist down undressed
Look up at the ceiling
Feeling happiness
Human kindness
The woman beside me
Is holding my hand
I point at the ceiling
She smiles, so kind
Something's inside me
Unborn and unblessed
Disappears in the ether
This world to the next
Disappears in the ether
One world to the next
Human kindness

5.WHITE CHALK

White chalk hills are all I've known
White chalk hills will rot my bones
White chalk sticking to my shoes
White chalk playing as a child with you
White chalk sat against time
White chalk cutting down the sea line
I know Mary's by the surf
On a path cut 1500 years ago
And I know these chalk hills will rot my bones
Dorset's cliffs meet at the sea
Where I walked
Our unborn child in me
White chalk
Poor scattered land
Scratch my palms
There's blood on my hands

6.BROKEN HARP

Please don't reproach me
For, for how empty
My life has become
I don't what really happened
I watched your disappointment
At being misunderstood
I forgive you
Something metal
Tearing my stomach out
If you think ill of me
Can you
Can you
Forgive me
Forgive me
Can you
Can you
Forgive me
Too
Too
I tried to learn your language
But fell asleep half undressed
Unrecognizable to myself

7.SILENCE

All those places
Where I recall the memories
That gripped me
And pinned me down
I go to these places
Intending to think
To think of nothing
No anticipate
And somehow expect
You'll find me there
That by some miracle
You'd be aware
I'd risen this morning
Determined to break
The spell of my longing
And not to think
I freed myself from my family
I freed myself from work
I freed myself
I freed myself
And remained alone
And in my thinking
Steal you away
Though you never wanted me
Anyway
Silence

8.TO TALK TO YOU

Oh grandmother
How I miss you
Under the earth
Wish I was with you
To talk to you
To talk to you
I found somebody
Tried to give myself to
Many times
I wanted to talk to you
If I lay on the earth
Could you hear
Oh grandmother
I'm so lonely
All my life
If I lay on the earth
Could you hear then
If I lay
Mary

9.THE PIANO

Hit her with a hammer
Teeth smashed in
Red tongue twitching
Look inside her skeleton
My fingers sting
Where I feel your fingers have been
Ghostly fingers
Moving my limbs
Oh God I miss you
Oh God I miss you
Daddy's in the corner
Rattling his keys
Mommy's in the doorway
Trying to leave
Nobody's listening
Nobody's listening
Oh God I miss you
Oh God I miss you

10.BEFORE DEPARTURE

Farewell my friends
Farewell my dear ones
Farewell this world
Forgive my weakness
Goodbye my friends
Goodbye to evening parties
Remember me
In the spring
To work for your bread
Soon you must leave
Remember your family
Work for your children
I don't need much
And the older I become
I realize
My friendships
Lord carry me over
Any course of distance
Any cause of sorrow
My friends that last
Will dance one more time
With me
I don't need much
This I need

11.THE MOUNTAIN

Above the mountain
The mountain
An eagle
Is flying
High above the mountain
An eagle calling down
To the soldier who falters
The soldier on the ground
By the mountain
I feel nothing
For in my own heart
Every tree is broken
The first tree will not blossom
The second will not grow
The third is almost fallen
Since you betrayed me so
Since you