WILDERNESS, THE

John Jones / Ian Telfer
Pukka Music 2014

First released on:  Diamonds On The Water, 2014

    
we set out in sunlight
high day and holiday
light hearts and the wrong shoes
little bells to keep the bears away

up above the tree-line
under a racing sun
we stared up at the ice-wall
down at the long miles we had come

there's a spring to cup your mouth to
where the juniper lies low
the water brings a message
ice-cold and slow

can you tell me who you are
can you tell me who you are
now you're standing face to face with the wilderness?
you're not the master here
you're not the master here
you're not the master here

ice reigns forever
how high the glittering crown
we shiver in the sunlight
glad to think it's faster going down

so we wrap ourselves in stories
good friends and beer
tonight we feel like winners
tonight we feel no fear

can you tell me who you are
can you tell me who you are
now you're standing face to face with the wilderness?
you're not the master here
you're not the master here
you're not the master here