Dark On The Wind (Words & Music by Nigel Foote)

Lovers and strangers
Who knows the dangers
Gather ye roses while ye may boy
For the days they do roll
And a young tree grows old
I hear the thunder, dark on the wind

Yesterday’s faces
Distant embraces
Eyes that fan the fires for you boy
Impossible choices
Soft inner voices
I watch the leaves blow away in the wind

Chorus:
Will you marry me
Will you be true
Yes I will marry you
Do I lie to myself or to you

Prohibited feelings
Trespassed emotions
Love’s bitter-sweet trade in old hearts boy
Catches you dreaming
Endlessly scheming
I feel the rain splash cool on my skin

Chorus:
Will you marry me
Will you be true
Yes I will marry you
Do I lie to myself or to you

Eye-witness strangers
Clandestine exchanges
A room with a view of the harbour
You say it’s the last time
Just like the last time
I see the lightning flash blue on your skin

Chorus:
Will you marry me
Will you be true
Yes I will marry you
Do I lie to myself or to you

Lovers and strangers
Who knows the dangers
Gather ye roses while ye may boy
For the days they do roll
And a young tree grows old
I hear the thunder, dark on the wind
(Repeat last line x 2)

Musicians:
Nigel Foote: acoustic guitar and vocal / Pete Drummond: drums / Andrew Knight: Bass, E-Bow, electric guitars / John Stuart: Congas / Dawn Egan and Lisa Williams: Harmony Vocals

RECORDED – Windwood Studios, Blue Mountains NSW, Australia
ENGINEER – Terry Cox
PRODUCER – Andrew Knight
MASTERED – Don Bartley at Studios 301, Sydney

PHOTO – Nigel Foote
CONTACT – nigel@folksinger.com.au

Dark On The Wind

Nigel Foote is a singer-songwriter from the Blue Mountains, NSW Australia, who also composes guitar instrumentals. Nigel has recorded two albums and won a number of awards for his work, including two PATER Awards.

“The great marriage of words and music is too often discarded for the lure of making quick money in today's lucrative music market. But if you are willing to explore further beyond the tease of commercialism, there are still artists in this world writing and performing works of a truly exceptional standard, songs that inspire and touch us, melodies which will echo through the years. Nigel Foote is one of these artists. (Paul Jarman, Stix, July 2006)