seeds and stalks

Colin Vearncombe (black)

born like the eye of a hurricane
the reverend john was his favoured name
one of many and
he loved his women and being high
and they laughed in his arms as they looked in his eyes and loved him
like you would too
if you did like heââ?¬â?¢s telling you to
ask her, ask her, ask her
if you canââ?¬â?¢t remember what itââ?¬â?¢s like before
you lose the sense that life is only
seeds and stalks (ask her)

he lived fast and loose he played long and hard he
played right down to the final card
if he had to
he said: hereââ?¬â?¢s the thing, it might seem insane
if i love ââ?¬Ë?em once i can do it again
if you ask them, theyââ?¬â?¢ll say the same
the better part of john is that he never blames
ask her, ask her, ask her
when you canââ?¬â?¢t recall what it was like before
you realised you needed more than seeds and stalks

only rainy eyed women could make him sad
lose everything that he never had
ââ?¬Ë?cept for choosing
heââ?¬â?¢d say: honey, come you can tell me it all
all of the thoughts you shouldda had before
especially the ones you tried to ignore
leap in the darkness and you only fall
ââ?¬Ë?cause youââ?¬â?¢re pretty but the armourââ?¬â?¢s wearing thin
ask her, ask her, ask her
youââ?¬â?¢ve got the time if you need to talk to
dream it up again as more than seeds and stalks

thereââ?¬â?¢s no-one there because no-one cares
ââ?¬Ë?cause they learned to smile and theyââ?¬â?¢re off somewhere playing happy
(are you) gonna live your life somewhere else entirely
than the place i see you stand before me with your mind anywhere
but in your skin
ââ?¬Ë?cause it donââ?¬â?¢t fit the shape youââ?¬â?¢re in?
ask her, ask her, ask her
the full moonââ?¬â?¢s not the time to want to talk
to criticise and say your lifeââ?¬â?¢s
just seeds and stalks
no maam!!