Saviors and saints, devils and heathens alike

3. "Winter Winds"

As the winter winds litter London with lonely hearts
Oh the warmth in your eyes swept me into your arms

Was it love or fear of the cold that led us through the night?
For every kiss your beauty trumped my doubt

And my head told my heart
“Let love grow”
But my heart told my head
“This time no
This time no”

We’ll be washed and buried one day my girl
And the time we were given will be left for the world
The flesh that lived and loved will be eaten by plague
So let the memories be good for those who stay

And my head told my heart
“Let love grow”
But my heart told my head
“This time no”
Yes, my heart told my head
“This time no
This time no”

Oh the shame that sent me off from the God that I once loved
Was the same that sent me into your arms
Oh and pestilence is won when you are lost and I am gone
And no hope, no hope will overcome

And if your strife strikes at your sleep
Remember spring swaps snow for leaves
You’ll be happy and wholesome again
When the city clears and sun ascends

And my head told my heart
“Let love grow”
But my heart told my head
“This time no”
And my head told my heart
“Let love grow”
But my heart told my head
“This time no
This time no”

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And my head told my heart
“Let love grow”
But my heart told my head
“This time no
This time no”

If you haven't had an argument between your head and your heart. Well. I don't know if you've really truly been in love, or learned the emotional depth of what you could reach. Or perhaps your life is perfect. *lol*


We’ll be washed and buried one day my girl
And the time we were given will be left for the world
The flesh that lived and loved will be eaten by plague
So let the memories be good for those who stay

This reminds me of part of a poem a friend of mine wrote in high school. It was a very long time ago, and I don't have it in front of me, but part of it went something like "In the end we'll both be dead, and it won't matter who said what, every kiss we once shared no longer a memory..." etc.

I thought it was fantastic. It is also why I try to let things go. I truly do. People often mistake my long memory for a grudge, but it's anything but. If it were, there would be a lot of people I didn't talk to or who felt my ire. As it stands, very few people have actually seen me angry. Thankfully. It is not my favorite emotion.

But. That being said. It reminds me that life is short and nothing is permanent. Love while you can.

So. I've been listening to Mumford & Sons "Sigh No More" album like. A lot. I needed a Type O Negative break. Got stuck in a loop there for a bit.

Anyrate. Goddamn. This album's lyrics are... they just make me remember every crap feeling I've ever had about a break up or something sorrowful, but the positive emotions during it. If that makes any sense at all.

SO! I'm going to post a song a day, the lyrics. :)

1. Sigh No More

Serve God, love me and mend
This is not the end
Lived unbruised, we are friends
And I’m sorry
I’m sorry

Sigh no more, no more
One foot in sea and one on shore
My heart was never pure
And you know me
You know me

But man is a giddy thing
Oh man is a giddy thing
Oh man is a giddy thing
Oh man is a giddy thing

Love it will not betray you
Dismay or enslave you, it will set you free
Be more like the man you were made to be
There is a design, an alignment, a cry
Of my heart to see,
The beauty of love as it was made to be

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Man, those lines:
Love it will not betray you
Dismay or enslave you, it will set you free

I think if people could really listen to that, they would understand. They would not be in abusive relationships or maybe they could realize that love is a positive feeling and not something that makes you feel badly or badly about yourself.

I don't know. But I kind of love it.