Lyrics

AN ORDINARY DAY

Verse 1
It's just another early morning, chasing crisp bags on the breeze,
the North wind rocks the chimney pots, blowing leaves from off the trees
frosting pavement, cracks puddles, stings the air,
etched within its memories is the fur of a Polar bear

Verse 2
Figures shunting quickly on the daily working tracks
Caught up by their rota, in the hollow icy drafts
Conspire & push away, a lifetime to be squeezed into an ordinary day

Verse 3
Locked away in towers, with noses to the glass,
Floating Lotto daydreams on a hope that never lasts
Illusion! Time standing still
pulled ever clockwise by a forceful act of will

Verse 4
Countless letter boxes rattle
when the restless branches splay
& yesterdays old paper, loops the loop & shoots away….
Tonight! lamplight floods the sky
to block the star cast wonders & those aging satellites

Chorus 1
We’re just ordinary people, living ordinary lives
Introspective seekers when we hold the love inside ourselves
Candles burning bright,  
reaching onward bravely in the finite wave of light

Verse 5
It's just another early evening, snaking traffic, nose to tail,
& the North wind hits the rooftops
turns the slates back into swirling dust,
& red brick veins, throbbing through the paintwork
when it mixes with the rain

Chorus 2
We’ve got ordinary problems & a fate that’s not denied
Mortal disbelievers as we hold the fear inside ourselves
Candles burning bright,  
reaching onward bravely in the finite wave of light