Hearts and Leaves.

On a Monday in Autumn
When you were sleeping
They'd held your heart
And I think that mine
Stopped beating
While we were waiting
While we were there waiting...

There, you'd slept so sound
While we stood there waiting
For time to turn around
It's hands, so heavy on the lids
Of your eyes
- You were dreaming
And we anticipating
The rise and fall of your chest
Deep inside
A new heart beating
While outside
We'd watched the colours turning
We'd watched those colours turning

And outside those trees wore Autumn leaves
While inside, we wore hearts on sleeves
While you slept there, sound

You slept so soundly
And not a word was spoke
Hearts were up inside our throats
But not a word was spoke
Only hands were squeezed
Before you woke
But not a word was spoke


And I made you a garden in my mind
Filled up with elms and filled with oaks
I made you a garden in my mind
And lay you down in its bed
So you could sleep far, far away
Far from all these tubes and meds

I made you a garden in my mind
Where warm breezes they could dance
A gentle two-step, in time
Across your peaceful face
And miles away from this cold, cold place

And there, you could sleep so soundly...

While we are back here waiting
For time to turn around
It's hands, so heavy on the lids
Of your eyes you were dreaming
And we anticipating
- The blinking of your face
As deep inside, a new heart beating
While outside
We'd watched the colours turning
We'd watched those colours turning

And outside the trees wore Autumn leaves
While inside, we wore hearts on sleeves
While you slept there sound...

You slept so soundly
And not a word was spoke
Hearts up inside our throats
But not a word was spoke
Only hands were squeezed before you woke
But not a word was spoke
No, not until you woke.