From the recording Swan In The Monsoon
SHINE HALO
written by: keith johnston
I FACE THE WIND
TO FEEL THE FORCE
OF EVERYTHING
THAT’S COMING AT ME
I PROP MY HEART
AGAINST THE EARTH
AND I HOLD BACK THE
CEILING OF THE SKY
AND I FEEL LIKE
THE WEATHER’S
PUMMELING ME
I FEEL LIKE
ASH IN THE WIND
I FEEL LIKE
A MARIONETTE
SUSPENDED IN TIME
I TRY TO TELL MYSELF TO…
(Chorus)
SHINE LIKE A HALO
BATHE THE CONTINENT
IN THE SUN – COME ON
SINE LIKE A HALO
HALO BREAK THE CLOUDS
SO COME OUT – IN THE SUN
RADIATE AND SHINE
LIKE A SIREN
MAROONED IN TIME
I SING OUT
TO THE OCEAN
LOOKING FOR
AN EAR TO LAND
OH, CLEOPATRA
HOW SLOW THE
ASP MUST COME
AND I FEEL LIKE
THE WEATHER’S
PUMMELING ME
I FEEL LIKE
ASH IN THE WIND
~ CHORUS ~
WHERE THE SMOKE TRAVELS
AND THE VINES RUN
THEY PUSH AGAINST
GRAVITY’S LOVE
OF KEEPING US DOWN
HOW TALL THE TREES CLIMB
AND THE SEEDS PUSH
UP FROM THE GROUND
I LIKE TO THINK
HOW GLAD WE WOULD BE
IF EVERYTHING HAD DECIDED…
I LIFT THE VEIL
REACHING DOWN DEEP INSIDE
LIKE A MATADOR
I AWAIT THE BULL TO COME
I TRY TO TELL MYSELF TO SHINE…..