The Telltales
 

Awaken

Feeling serene in a crowded hotel
Leaning in close to drink in your smell
Afterwards walking home into the night
Not really caring that there’s no cab in sight

Watching you smoking there in our doorway
Tasting a dish that we’ve cooked your mum’s way
Feeling our lives getting always more entwined
Knowing the innermost workings of your mind

These are the things that waken my heart
And they sustain me whenever we must part
They form a precious thing cupped in our hands
A life formed together, a future that we’ve planned

Your loyal dresser parked by our bed
Twenty years old and missing a leg
My wooden shelves holding all our books
The signs of our union are there in just one look

These are the things that waken my heart
And they sustain me whenever we must part
They form a precious thing cupped in our hands
A life formed together, a future that we’ve planned


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Music and lyrics: Toby Roberts. Instrumentation: The Telltales. Recording: Steve Shipley, Lemon Studios, 2002. Produced by The Telltales and Steve Shipley. Mastering: William Bowden. All recordings ©2004 Will Belford, Peter Gifford, Mark Roberts, Toby Roberts (The Telltales). All compositions (lyrics & music) ©2000-2004 Toby Roberts. Photo: Dean Dampney.