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The Creaking Of The Wood

from Mona Lisa Smile by Colin Upfield

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Inspired by watching the old North Pier in Brighton slowly sink into the sea

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She stood on the shore and looked out at the sea
Through old and lifeless eyes
The night was cold and so was she
But the waves she still defied
She stood in the dark and swayed in the wind
Feeling every day
Her make-up gone, legs were weak
But her will they couldn't break


Now the people pass her by
No one ventures forth
They think the sobbing of her cries
Is the creaking of the wood

In older days she was liked she was loved
They'd come to see her every day
Sunday best, parasols and gloves
To see her splendid through the spray
And summer nights she would light up the beach
With music and laughter and heat
And under her skirts a place for homeless to sleep
While lovers met around her feet

Now the people pass her by
No one ventures forth
They think the sobbing of her cries
Is the creaking of the wood

But the gods looked down from on high
Saw the people worship her through jealous eyes
This just will not do they summised
We're slowly losing grip upon their lives
They brought the lights down early that night
Darkened clouds above an eerie sight
Stripped her bare, attacked with all their might
Water licked her wounds in morning light

Now she stands on the shore and looks out at the sea
Through old and lifeless eyes
And no one seems to hear her pleas
No one visits but the tides
She shifts in the sand and lets out a sigh
Smiles and shuts her eyes
Bids and uncaring world a last goodbye
Her death is mourned by sea-gulls cries

Now the people pass her by
No one ventures forth
They think the sobbing of her cries
Is the creaking of the wood

Now the people pass her by
No one ventures forth
They think the sobbing of her cries
Is the creaking of the wood

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from Mona Lisa Smile, released April 7, 2020

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Colin Upfield England, UK

I am a singer song writer from Bucks

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