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COVER HIM

by David Heavenor

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All verses written in the tiny hamlet of New Winton in East Lothian when I was about 21 when I shared a cottage with a friend. I suppose it's a song about the search for meaning although I've never quite understood why so many of my songs are rooted in those kind of questions. It's a blessing and a curse.

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COVER HIM

You've got reason to cry
But no feeling to make you
And all this questioning why
With no will here to shake you
I don't see the earth break you
For a while

You say you'll fight before long
But you're losing a dawn each day
You say you want to be strong
But you're seeking the single way
I don't really want to have to say
These words you've got to hear

So cover him in silence
Cover him in grace
Cover him in darkness
Until the light shines through his face

And who is your guide?
Will you wander forever?
Turn all you can down inside
But all you want is the plunder
All you want is the thunder
Without the storm

You can't stand your disguise
It's beginning to haunt you
You can't look in their eyes
It's beginning to daunt you
I can see that you want to change your ways

And life still goes on
Though you may want to lose it
These days under the sun
Though you know you don't choose them
You still can't refuse the part you play

credits

released January 5, 2005
From the album THE AUTOMATIC EYE
Drums: Stu Kidd
Bass, Strings, E.Guitar, Percussion: David Scott
Vocals and Acoustic Guitar: David Heavenor

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David Heavenor is a Scottish singer songwriter based in Edinburgh Scotland. He has produced 8 albums plus 3 EP's.

I'm Watching Rosanna. ' An insightful song....beautifully written and observed. Iain Anderson. BBC Radio

'Jenny & the Cold Caller. One of the best songs ever written...' Ricky Ross ... more

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