31st January 2019,
The Unitarian Church, Liverpool
supporting The Delines
Hair of the Moon
my girl
has a window barred,
triple locked heart
she steers through the long hours
like a battleship
striking the waves of my affection
slicing through peaceful negotiations
my girl has a window barred
triple locked heart
my girl
has a window barred,
triple locked heart
I swing out wild
try to pierce her with a cry
drop the anchor
catch her beams before they race past me
out towards the paint-chipped horizon
my girl has a window barred
triple locked heart
just a hair of the moon
just a fragment of light
turn your face, love
and help me remember
what’s there in the shadows
my girl
has a window barred,
triple locked heart
she’s a white dwarf
in a far off time and space
going deeper and cooler by the day
mining the concrete with her fingernails
my girl has a window barred
triple locked heart
I know you
I do