Name: The Exile
Duration: P00H07M28S
Description: Track 6 from the debut album 'The Red Room'

The Exile

from The Red Room (Album) by James Harker

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Track 6 from the debut album 'The Red Room'

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The last I saw of you
Was your face lit by the flicker of the picture
And sparkles in your incandescent eyes
Like the dance of fireflies

The night drew close and tight
And I watched you disappear under fear
So I held you, wrapped around an empty space
Just to beckon back your face

And could I close every yawning mile
With a touch, or a whisper, or a waning smile?
Could I claim you again for a tiny while
From my place here in exile?

The pulse of fear drew near
And the firmness of your hand turned to sand
And swiftly slipped from a truth into a dream
And the sky split with the scream

And now I turn away
Yearning for the light of day far away
But I see only clouds coloured with the taint of red
Where the angels fear to tread

And could I close every aching mile
With a dream, or a whisper, or a desperate smile?
Can I claim you again for a tiny while
From my place here in exile?

All I am is flesh bone
In a house without a home
I seem to be turning to stone
Deafened by the dialling tone
Imagining within the gloam
A single dove to bring me peace
On the wings of my release
A firebird to give me peace
With the tears of my release
Release me
Dona nobis pacem

But there will come a day
When I’ll spirit you away – far away
And I’ll be warm and holding you again
You need only tell me when
You need only tell me when
You need only tell me when

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from The Red Room (Album), track released March 15, 2012
Piano, bass, keys, vocals: James Harker
Acoustic guitar, Latin vocal: Jessy Price
Erhu: Li Cheong

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James Harker UK

UK singer-songwriter. New album 'LIMERENCE' out soon. One half of electronic fusion duo Vast & Harker. Follow for updates!

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