Whist walking amongst grey gravestones in a small churchyard,
somewhere in the north island of new zealand,
and now almost swallowed by a road over pass.
I came upon the weathered headstone of 'Wilberforce'.
This piece popped out over a strong coffee in auckland,
and i read it fresh off the toaster to my table mate,
who promptly burst into tears.
No kakapo were harmed during the event.
lyrics
Here i lie,
wing commander Claude Wilberforce Watkins,
1914/1991.
I thought the boys had all come home,
but the war has just begun.
'Keep the home fires burning,
in our hearts a yearning,
though the boys are far away,
they dream of':-
Bones, bones, dry bones,
snug neath a moss grey gravestone,
and a hedgehog caretaker,
sniffing out worms, dear fellow.
'By the light of the silvery moon',
hung chinese lantern in the arms of the forest.
In the leaf litter i am,
the squirrels chatter,
the children's pitter patter.
A moment,
an hour,
a thistle,
a flower.
A raindrop,
a teardrop.
In your memory, i am.
I am the eye that sees,
seize the dayLest we forget.
'Theres a silver lining,
through the dark clouds shining,
though the boys are far away,
they dream of':-
The howling stars,
the standing stones.
The mistletoe,
the oak.
The sighing reeds,
piped by pan,
Pebbled with the laughter of a brook.
or mournful as the wild moors lament,
echoing a drum,
beat on the skin of the sky.
So lay me down,
mother gaia.
With my face in your clover.
And over and over i whisper your name.
A rumble in the cloud,
hark the hollow hills.
And call me home as it be your will.
Just as earth gives us birth,
so like birds we could fly.
She will make us immortal,
by taking us back when we die.
Keep the home fires burning,
in our hearts a yearning,
though the boys are far away,
they dream'.....
credits
from Electric wizardry,
released February 8, 2015
Ruz:- vocals.
Rob:- programming.
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