Lyrics
(A cappella)
The Aberthaw ash, on the bench since June.
Smell of the Taff in the rain this afternoon.
(Instruments enter)
Every joint I cut today feels… untrue.
The grain of the sky has a flaw running through.
[Chorus]
This is good wood here.
This is a straight line home.
[Verse 2]
You said, "Don't be long," with your back to the door.
Just chipping the old mortar from the kitchen floor.
But the chisel rings a note I've not heard before.
Like a bicycle bell from a different war.
[Chorus]
This is good wood here.
This is a straight line home.
[Bridge]
There's a piece on the plan that just won't fit.
I've measured it twice, and I'm blaming the grit in the air.
[Outro]
Straight line.
Home.
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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