Lyrics

REGALEMENT - David Peachey

A thousand lives once fell upon this shore
But water washes blood away with every tide or more
Like sentinels at terminus we stand
An hour’s wait berated us upon this edge of land

Then a girl on string began to play
Her airborne sadness made me wish to turn to her and say: “Hey -

“Regale me with your sadness girl, regale me
Ensnare me in your madness and exhale me
There’s thirty people standing near
And you’re thinking that not one of them cares
A life is only earned by those who dare”

Her music told of how she must depart
From one she knew but briefly, held forever in her heart
Reminding me of how I lost my own
Both standing in October’s chill, together yet alone

I felt her loss it danced with mine
And staring at the future with its empty length of time - fine -

“Regale me with your sadness girl, regale me
Ensnare me in your madness and exhale me
There’s thirty people standing near
And you’re thinking that not one of them cares
A life is only earned by those who dare”

A blare then interrupted our slow dance
Our method of departure tore apart a further chance
The hour gone; no purpose to remain
She looked at me just briefly then stepped aboard the train

I never saw that girl again
But deep inside I’m asking her once more to ease my pain: “Please -

“Regale me with your sadness girl, regale me
Ensnare me in your madness and exhale me
There’s thirty people standing near
And you’re thinking that not one of them cares
A life is only earned by those who dare”

“Yeah regale me with your sadness girl, regale me
Ensnare me in your madness and exhale me
There’s thirty people standing near
And you’re thinking that not one of them cares
A life is only earned by those who
Dare...
A life is only earned by those who dare
A life is only earned by those who... dare...