David Sylvian

One day I am going to dedicate about a month of this blog talking about music. Talking about my favorite artists, genres, composers, musicians and performers. That said: I am going to jump the gun a bit and introduce you all to one of my Top 2 my favorite recording artists/composers/lyricists ever: David Sylvian. More on him later. For my current mood and situation though, I am really needing his soothing voice and knowing words from the single, "Orpheus" (album: Secrets of the Beehive).

Standing firm on this stoney ground
The wind blows hard
Pulls these clothes around
I harbour all the same worries as most
The temptations to leave or to give up the ghost
I wrestle with an outlook on life
That shifts between darkness and shadowy light
I struggle with words for fear that they'll hear
But Orpheus sleeps on his back still dead to the world

Sunlight falls, my wings open wide
There's a beauty here I cannot deny
And bottles that tumble and crash on the stairs
Are just so many people I knew never cared
Down below on the wreck of the ship
Are a stronghold of pleasures I couldn't regret
But the baggage is swallowed up by the tide
As Orpheus keeps to his promise and stays by my side

Tell me, I've still a lot to learn
Understand, these fires never stop
Believe me, when this joke is tired of laughing
I will hear the promise of my Orpheus sing

Sleepers sleep as we row the boat
Just you the weather and I gave up hope
But all of the hurdles that fell in our laps
were fuel for the fire and straw for our backs
Still the voices have stories to tell
Of the power struggles of heaven and hell
But we feel secure against such mighty dreams
As Orpheus sings of the promise tomorrow may bring