Veils

Verse 1.
Charred like a larch tree
Wept like a willow
Searching all day long for a past that’s passed

Veined like a vine leaf
Crept like the ivy
Wondering all day long when the past will pass

Bridge 1.
I saw faces in the windows
Of cities I once knew

I saw fleets upon horizons
Of seas that I once knew

I saw people where there were none
Saw nothing where there was some

Chorus.
Won’t you leave
It’s your turn this time
Your turn to leave

It’s your turn this time
To leave

Widow of boxing legend Mickey Duggan; Lettie Duggan sat in the black corner, face covered by a widow’s veil, wearing her husband’s boxing gloves. She had eschewed Mickey’s mouthguard thinking it might detract from her grief-stricken countenance.

Verse 2.
Cedar in summer
Is cedar in winter
Wondering all day long if the past will pass

Bridge 2.
I saw skylines that resemble
Cities I once knew

The faces I assemble
From features I once knew

I saw shapes within the shadows
Saw figures in the meadows

Chorus.
Won’t you leave
It’s your turn this time
Your turn to leave

It’s your turn this time
To leave