Electrelane - The Valleys Lyrics
I heard it from the valleys I heard it ringing in the mountains Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah I heard it from the valleys I heard him singing in the mountains Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah Robert, when I drowse to-nightSkirting lawns of sleep to chase Shifting dreams in mazy lightSomewhere then I'll see your face Turning back to bid me follow Where I wag my arms and hollowOver hedges hasting after Crooked smile and baffling laughterWe know such dreams are trueHe's come back, all mirth and glory-Running tireless, floating, leaping-Down your web-hung woods and valleys-Where the glowworm stars are peepingLike the prince in a fairy story-Till I find you, quiet as stone -On a hill-top all alone-Staring outward, gravely pondering -Jumbled leagues of hillock-wanderingWinter called him far away-You and I have walked together -In the starving winter weather-We've been glad because we knew -Time's too short and friends are fewBlossoms bring him home with May-We've been sad because we missed -One whose yellow head was kissed -By the gods, who thought about him -Till they couldn't do without himNow he's here againStanding in a wood that swingsTo the madrigal he singsAnd I'm sure, as here I stand, That he shines through every landThat he sings in every place Where we're thinking of his faceWhile we know such dreams are true
