Little tin soldier on his little toy boat
Is sailing away on his teardrop ocean
He's fighting the current with his little toy hands
And the harder he tries the farther from land
She watches from the theatre of his one man show
Like a stranger in the costume of someone she used to know
Cause he once was a boy of real flesh and bone
And she knew him and held him when he felt alone
In the strength of her arms which were girlish and small
And she promised the boy she would not let him fall
But then winter comes and she's lost the boy in the dark
And then winter comes and she's broken the tin soldiers heart
She once was a girl of real love and naivety
Who thought she could find a safe place to hide him in
Keep him from the emptiness that fills us all up with him
But she'd lose herself in the pieces she used to fill him with
And the protective layer of smiles and lies parts from his eyes
And for a moment she thinks she can see the glow of stars shinning inside
She knows there is hope for the little toy soldier
To throw off his armour to where flesh and bone are shivering cold
'Cause she has seen grey oceans part to reveal
An exquisite beauty of tiny dancers of light
So open up your toy mouth and fill it with waves
Let the sparkles trickle down and fill you with joy
Open up your toy heart and fill it with rainbows
Let the blood flow in your veins
Until you're a real boy again
She sees the little toy soldier on his little toy boat
She feels his struggle with the current catch inside her own throat
But she hopes from her place by the sea on the sand
That one day he will find his own way back to land.
credits
from Heart to Sky,
released January 1, 2010
Marley Daemon: vocals, guitar
Adam Iredale-Grey: violin
Oliver Swain: bass
Kelby Macnayr: drums
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