Endless Far

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You left your coat on the kitchen chair Rain in the sleeves, salt in the hem I keep the last note you wrote in June Folded beneath the sugar tin [Pre-Chorus] The old clock stops at a quarter to four Still I hear your step beyond the door [Chorus] Endless far, where the black hills bend I call your name and the road won’t end A pale river runs where the living sleep Endless far, but I keep what you keep [Verse 2] At the quay, the gulls turn out of sight A bell sounds once from the chapel stone Someone hums through the wall of night A tune I knew when I was young [Pre-Chorus] No map can mark where the cold winds start No grave can hold what remains in the heart [Chorus] Endless far, where the black hills bend I call your name and the road won’t end A pale river runs where the living sleep Endless far, but I keep what you keep [Bridge] If you can hear me, leave one small sign A candle guttering, a thread of light I’ll walk the shore till the tide turns home Or the sea takes the words I’ve carried alone [Final Chorus] Endless far, where the black hills bend I call your name and the road won’t end A pale river runs where the living sleep Endless far, your promise I keep [Outro] Your coat stays here The road goes on Endless far Endless far