Lyrics
On the pantry doorframe off Loudoun Square,
A single, brittle thread of horse's hair.
Tied there since the sugar boats came in,
A dry, tight fist against the damp rot setting in.
[Chorus]
(The weevil's knot)
A pattern holds
(A silent weave)
The story's told.
[Verse 2]
Maya finds it cleaning in late October light,
The dust motes spinning, impossibly bright.
"It looks so fragile," tracing it with her thumb,
The smell of turpentine, the distant city's hum.
[Chorus]
(The weevil's knot)
A pattern holds
(A silent weave)
The story's told.
[Bridge]
(Darbuka, tabla, and vinyl crackle only)
(Spoken, rhythmic) "Don't you ever cut it down."
(Spoken) Salt. Iron. Bay leaf. Thread.
[Outro]
The buoys chime out on the estuary mud.
The knot just hangs.
About Alun Croft
Alun Croft was raised between the old sea-docks of Cardiff and the vibrant undertow of Bristol. His music is a map of that geography, blending the warm hum of his vintage Rhodes piano with samples from his father's Trinidadian calypso records and forgotten Welsh folk LPs. For the last ten years, he has built a life and a sound with his partner Maya, a ceramicist. His songs are born from the quiet…
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