A Politician's Silence - Belle & Sebastian

The cherry tree is broken

The maple leaf is brown

The wind is in the north east

It's blowing through the town

Morning is the mother

She pulls you out of bed

Noon is like the sister

No hiding from the threat

I want you for a lover

I want you in the dusk

Your thoughts are deep unspoken

Buried in your past

The cherry tree is broken

The maple is a lie

The north east wind is building

The people go inside

I want to stay in this place

Where thoughts are warm and bright

I want to stay by your side

And listen to your words

The chaos is unbroken

All the news is grim

Feeds into the conscience

Chase away the dream

The cherry tree is broken

The maple has blown down

The water it is rising

The power has gone out

I want to find some respite

From ignorance and lies

I run from passing strangers

I run from evil eyes

I need to take some shelter

I look for you in storms

I know you have a foxhole

I know it's dark and warm

I see you in the kitchen

I see you by the fire

Absorbing life's great stories

Drinking from your eyes

Drinking wine in goblets

Knees tucked to the chin

Sitting in a straw chair

Hair like golden sun

Love you in the firelight

Love you in the dark

Think one day I'll tell you

That accidents can spark

A trail of life's destruction

A fissure of intent

A comfort blanket hanging

For every crisis spent

Think one day I'll tell you

I'll catch you from behind

Cover eyes to trick you

Guessing will decide

The ash is like my brother

He took the lazy path

To summer and the good life

The last leaf in the park

A wise old head on shoulders

On boards of adamant

He watched us by the river

He watched us in the dusk

Ribbons fell from your hair

They came down from the war

The drunks fell out of houses

The food of love would flow

And just then for the one day

Beneath the tree of joy

We were equal in our beauty

To the sunset girls and boys

You're too cool to rush in

Which lover could it be

A politician's silence

Will be the death of me