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Hold it in your eyes like a flower that waits till June,
Don't release it to a thankless world.
Show it to the skies like a teardrop to the moon,
Snow-white banner yet to be unfurled.

And you might find that there's a harbour on the shore that knows your name,
A seat left in a boat that might hold two.
Might find a kind of shelter where you thought there would be shame,
And dove-grey skies that seem like ocean blue.

Find the sheltered path where the twilight meets the rain,
Follow till your clothes are soaked and torn.
Look among the grass for the single piece of grain
That's grown the only flower since you were born.

And it's a blade that you might find can cut the threads that hold you in,
A book that's only words enough to heal.
And it's a kingdom of the blind where your short sight can make you king,
A cut that doesn't change but makes it real.

And though the guns around are blazing that's still where the snowdrop blooms,
And whitewash words adorn a blackened wall.
Though your sins are bright as crimson there's a small light in the room,
That says the darkness can't quite take it all.

Hold it in your eyes like a flower that waits 'til June.
Don't release it to a waiting world.
Show it to the skies like a snowdrop to the moon.
Golden banner, yet to be unfurled.

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from The Importance of Being Serious, released March 15, 2013
Words & Music by Tim Packer
Rob Jones: Vocals
Cathy Geldard: Viola, Violins
Tim Packer: Piano, Double Bass, Guitar
Johnnie Walker: Cajon

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