Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Fingers clasped, a tunnel of time,
through the darkness, hands locked tight.
Wolves bayed nearer, the snow fell light,
he explored the palm, work-hardened,
with callouses and shapely nails,
wind moaned through the branches,
a page fluttered, like a snowy feather.
[Chorus]
Time has fallen asleep,
in the afternoon sunshine.
The gods destroy those they see,
but small and unseen, you escape,
in the press of bodies, unnoticed, free.
[Verse 2]
Books bombarded, lit like pigeons,
in the dim light, words painted,
wings fluttering, delicate on the page.
He did not see her eyes, did not dare,
frowning rocks guarded the way,
cold and powdery snow covered the land.
[Chorus]
Time has fallen asleep,
in the afternoon sunshine.
The universe moves on unseen,
but small and unnoticed, you escape,
in the shelter of trees, unscathed, serene.
[Bridge]
They stared ahead, hands clasped,
invisible among the crowd.
Wolves closing in, fear in the air,
but the driver unshaken, turned left, then right,
as they swept along, the baying faded.
The aged prisoner’s eyes, mournful,
gazed at him from nests of hair.
[Verse 3]
The wind grew colder, horses sensed the dread,
but in the rush, a line blazed in his mind,
as if stamped with fiery steel.
He dropped the book, another fell,
its words painted on the snowy feather,
delicately fluttering, time asleep in the sun.
[Chorus]
Time has fallen asleep,
in the afternoon sunshine.
The gods notice, and destroy,
but small and unseen, you escape,
moving unnoticed, in the shadow of time.
[Outro]
The howling wind, the crash of branches,
he could not see anything, yet felt it all.
Hands clasped, the fear grew colder,
but in the dim light, he held onto that line,
as time fell asleep, in the sunshine.
