THE DELIVERY

Paper brought by one man
Lands on the mat
Put into a bag to be collected
One crew digs a hole
Outside my door
Look how deep it is
And then refill it

All I need is for the sun
To be put into the sky
To be collected by the night
For the stars to fill the heavens
For the moon to be carried high
And gathered by the dawn
For the moon to be carried high
And gathered by the dawn

Close the front door
Against the ticking clock
Can’t hear the fridge humming any more
If I stopped for a moment
And stepped off the world
Long enough to notice
It doesn’t miss me

All I need is for the sun
To be put into the sky
To be collected by the night
For the stars to fill the heavens
For the moon to be carried high
And gathered by the dawn
For the moon to be carried high
And gathered by the dawn

So many people
Make so many things
Everyone’s busy
Making money

All I need is for the sun
To be put into the sky
To be collected by the night
For the stars to fill the heavens
For the moon to be carried high
And gathered by the dawn
For the moon to be carried high
And gathered by the dawn

LONG GRASS

Can you see me from the lane?
Lying in the long grass
I have the freedom of the sky
And my hissing day-bed

Flattened circles of buttercups and hay
Lying with the insects
I hum with bees and swing my knees
Make daisy chains and laugh

In my ideal world
Everything is clear
I deal with the universe 
Right here

On my back and out of sight
I play and sing and sigh
For hours and hours I read and draw
Talk to faces in the clouds

In my ideal world
Everything is clear
I deal with the universe 
Right here

Those empty days that filled themselves
With birdsong and chainsaw
Those elm tree days that filled themselves
Till the dusk told me to go home

In my ideal world
Everything is clear
I deal with the universe 
Right here
Right here
Right here

PLAYLIST

We sat back and laughed when he said
“It’s all better with bacon!”
Under the table we stretched out our legs
I topped up the teapot and stretched out the time
“They have a great playlist here, don’t you think?”

Let’s stay a while for Elliot and Tom,
Just for Elliot and Tom
Elliot and Tom
Tom…

We discussed the state of emotion
Thought we knew it all
As the eavesdropper rolled her eyes
We ordered cake and picked at the crumbs
Said we should do this again
Swiped through our diaries
Clearing the dates

I can do Monday, or Friday is good
Keep a window for Elliot and Tom
Elliot and Tom
Tom…

NO RAINY DAYS IN SPACE

Like a dog with legs outstretched
Safe in languid vulnerability
Turn up the music
No need to listen out
No intruders here

Sleep like a baby
Gold’s in the safe
Lie back and dream
There are no rainy days in space

Everything you want
Don’t need to care
Just buy another one
When the bank belongs to you

Sleep like a baby
Gold’s in the safe
Lie back and dream
There are no rainy days in space

Don’t keep it under the mattress
Could never spend it all
There’s always more where that came from
You can blow it on the moon

Sleep like a baby
Gold’s in the safe
Lie back and dream
There are no rainy days in space