Song Description
That awful optimism we try to convey to someone close who is dying
| Song Length |
4:39 |
Genre |
Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving |
Subject |
Sadness |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Look Away - The Far Horizon
© Bruce Mills 2005 (ASCAP)
Adapted 2011 for this production
Look away - the far horizon
Look away - across the sea
The distant shore - new morning rising
Please don't look back at me - just look away
Look away - I'll stand beside you
Look away - the time is here
Over there - old angels calling
Till its time to leave, I'll hold you near
Chorus:
I'd keep you safe up on the mainland
Close and warm, inside my door
Oh, I will love you past forever
But I cannot keep the tide from shore
Look away - the sun now setting
Look away - your ship soon sails
The day is done - and darkness falling
Stars will lead you through the stormy gales
Look away - please don't forget me
Look away - to Heaven home
Out on those waves - warm winds will guide you
Oh, I would go - but you must cross alone
Chorus:
I'd keep you safe up on the mainland
Close and warm, inside my door
Oh, I will love you past forever
But I cannot keep the tide from shore
Oh, I promise I will follow
We'll meet again / another day
I'll see you then / a new tomorrow
When the tide comes to carry me away
Over there, on that bright mainland
You will greet me at the door
And our love / will last forever
Like the tide comes and goes upon the shore