Manafon
Time's Dance in the Valley: A Tale of Grudges, Ascent, and Unraveling Dreams
Lyrics
There's a man down in the valley
There is a man in the valley.
Who doesn't speak in his own tongue
He does not speak his native language.
He bears a grudge against the English
He holds resentment towards the English.
The tune to which his songs are sung
The melodies of his songs carry a grudge.
There's a man down in the valley
Another man in the valley.
Who is moving back in time
He is regressing in time.
It's a physical ascension
His ascent is physical.
You can watch him as he climbs
Observers can witness his climb.
The farmer's wives are at their windows
Farmers' wives watch from their windows.
They've seen him wind his way for hours
He winds his way for an extended period.
They tell the kids to lower their voices
They caution children to be quiet.
And pretend that they are out
Children pretend to be absent.
There's a man down in the valley
Yet another man in the valley.
Trying to stop time in its tracks
Attempting to halt the passage of time.
His boots lie heavy on the grasses
His boots press heavily on the grass.
But it keeps on pushing back
But time continues to resist.
And his wife she was a painter
His wife was an artist.
But now she stains the altar black
Now she darkens the altar.
He's out bird watching on the islands
He engages in bird watching on islands.
And she wishes he'd come back
She desires his return.
There's a man down in the valley
Yet another man in the valley.
And he dreams of moving west
He dreams of heading west.
Of battles raged against the furies
Imagining battles against the furies.
That might see him at his best
In pursuit of his potential best self.
There's a man down in the valley
Yet another man in the valley.
Don't know his right foot from his left
He struggles with direction, confused about his feet.
Don't know his right foot from his left
Still uncertain about his right foot and left foot.
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