Nancy Kerr 2010
To James Fagan this song marks Kerr’s move to more conceptual, William Blake-y songwriting. Kerr doesn’t remember much about what she was thinking in its composition. It reminds her of a harmonium/church vibe.
Nancy Kerr & James Fagan: https://kerrfagan.bandcamp.com/track/lovers-hymn
https://kerrfagan.bandcamp.com/track/lovers-hymn
You’d be a pilgrim heading on through every weather Just loving idols silent in stone You sing your anthem, stepping nimble to each measure Only to stumble on your way home Chorus: Let there be a winding road, a question mark untwisting And on your lover’s lips a drifting whisper Let there be a lighter load, a quiet sky on Canaan And in his hand a home and all its meaning Don’t fear an omen, like a virgin’s eyes upon you Black clouds above you, preaching of storms Let fall adorn us, Put a threadbare robe around you Th?ir flame inside you, keeping you warm The light is dying in the windows of the temple While on the mountain morning takes hold In our communion there are no gilded fountains Just fraying remnants of crimson and gold