Follow Me In Your Sleep

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Female] You left your silver button Beside the garden gate I keep it in my pocket And touch it when it’s late The chapel clock turns slowly The yew trees bow their heads I hear your step on gravel Though no one walks the path [Verse 2: Male] I wait beyond the orchard Where frost has sealed the well I know the words you never said I know them all too well If morning finds you lonely And every room feels strange Leave one small candle burning I’ll find the windowpane [Pre-Chorus: Female and Male] When the house grows still When the curtains breathe Call me softly there Where the night runs deep [Chorus: Duet] Follow me in your sleep Past the briar, past the stone Where the lost ones keep All the names they couldn’t hold If we meet where the dark winds turn If the dawn should find us apart Follow me in your sleep I will know you by your heart [Verse 3: Female] The roses in the courtyard Have folded into brown Your letter rests unopened With its ribbon turning down I wear the little button Against my collarbone And tell the empty hallway I am not alone [Verse 4: Male] The river keeps its counsel The moon keeps watch above I cannot mend the seasons But I can keep our love No vow can stop the winter No prayer can make it cease Still, somewhere past the waking We may find a little peace [Chorus: Duet] Follow me in your sleep Past the briar, past the stone Where the lost ones keep All the names they couldn’t hold If we meet where the dark winds turn If the dawn should find us apart Follow me in your sleep I will know you by your heart [Instrumental: plaintive English horn solo, swelling violins and deep cellos, delicate harp and celesta, wordless choir] [Bridge: Female] If I wake before you I will leave the candle bright [Bridge: Male] If you cross the river I will meet you on the other side [Final Chorus: Duet] Follow me in your sleep Past the briar, past the stone Though the years may keep What the living cannot own If the dawn should find us apart Let this promise travel deep Follow me in your sleep I will find you there in sleep [Outro: Wordless choir, female and male duet] Ah—ah Follow me Ah—ah