The Cold and the Dark
When you’re born under a big sky, and there’s nowhere to hide
You can build it up or burn it down, everybody can see you try
And you’ll cast a lonely shadow at the edge of the world
Either side of the summer it’s not for everyone
It’s a funny kind of love for the cold and the dark
And a word can knock you sideways when you’re stood in open ground
And you’re best to head for cover ‘fore the lightning cuts you down
You can turn up the heat if you can afford the bill
We’re making more than we can use but the price is rising still
It’s a funny kind of love for the cold and the dark
It’s whatever you want to make it but from here it’s only home
And it doesn’t feel all that different when it’s all you’ve ever known
But I’ll always feel like I’m lifted when I’m stepping off the plane
Brave that old cold crystalline lungful facing down the driving rain
It’s a funny kind of love for the cold and the dark