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I

Tower, tower
Standing tall
My body trapped
atop it all
Centuries
must have passed
I want to see a face
outside my looking glass

Who knows but why
this flagstone stands
while underneath
a Kingdom grand
so wild it breathes
and shivers and seethes
so wild it breathes
and its heat is lost up here

Early morning
through my window
there crashed a tiny bird
her wings all broken
I took the time to tend to her
she grew into a friend
and then one day when she was well
she flew away and sang to me:
“I promise on the wind and stars
the rain the sun and moon
that I will get you down from here
and I will do it soon”

Who knows but why
this flagstone stands
while underneath
a Kingdom grand
so wild it breathes
and shivers and seethes
so wild it breathes
and its heat is lost up here

II

And then the rains came
soaking everything
and then the rains came
soaking everything

And then the floods rose
to my window frame
and then the floods rose
to my window frame

Climbing on the roof
I saw a ship draw near
climbing on the roof
I saw a ship draw near

On the deck there stood a figure
she wore a feathered dress
on the deck there stood a figure
and as the ship got close she sang ...

III

“Oh why don’t you come with me?
we’ll sail together endlessly
and though you do not know my ways
I love you all the same”

"I love you all the same
I love you all the same"

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from Beneath the Cut Glass Sky, track released January 22, 2021
Words by Poppy Connor-Slater and Nicolas Lewis

Music by Nicolas Lewis

Artwork by Poppy Connor-Slater

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Nicolas Lewis York, UK

Nicolas Lewis is a songwriter and guitarist whose work is a culmination of his rich musical past which ranges from theatre to Brazilian choro. His songwriting fuses the intricate fingerstyle from his classical roots and the atmosphere of his later electronic experimentation to create an immersive listening experience and songs that are both subtle and emotionally impactful. ... more

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