Parasol

from Happiness is Egg Shaped by The Burning Glass

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Parasol

You will leave this all behind and walk out in the sun
Someday soon you'll climb the hill and find you're looking down on everyone you know
Letting go of all the hurt you've had to hold
Let your heart unfold
Set aside the load you bear and smooth your furrowed brow
The rays of sun will warm your shoulders
There'll be no more heaving boulders now
Leaving out the part of you that doubts the whole
Let your your heart unfold like a parasol
You can open and close

For now my dear just sleep and I'll be watching over you
I'll see you no harm can reach you there is no task that I would rather do
And if you want me to I'll warm you when it's cold
Let your heart unfold
And in the morning let the bird song in the spring is full of sound
You'll blow your horn and beat your drum and then you'll drive your demons out of town
You'll look back on all of this when you are old
Let your heart unfold like a parasol
You can open or close

You will leave this all behind and walk out in the sun
Someday soon you'll climb the hill and find you looking down and everyone you know
Letting go of all the hurt you've had to hold let your heart unfold
Gather up the strength you have and turn to face the wind
All of us are tossing turning tumbling into a journey's end
You will see the sun setting on the world turn to read from gold
And let your heart unfold

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from Happiness is Egg Shaped, released August 18, 2017
Written by Edwin Brooks Arranged by The Burning Glass Edwin Brooks Vocals Ukulele, Nina Harries Vocals Bass, Kizzy Brooks Vocals Drums, Joseph Trudgeon Guitar Vocals

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The Burning Glass London, UK

Edwin Brooks writes songs that tell stories and make people laugh, jiggle about and even occasionally cry. The band use tuned percussion, ukulele, fiddle, drums and lots of singing to bring these songs to life in their own distinctive style of acoustic pop. They will be performing their debut recording ‘Things that Happened and Other Stories’ on the festival circuit in 2014. ... more

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