Just a little further up the hill, boy
You'll be home, soon enough

All along the river, heading fast as I could
Watch as the wasteland flowers
Old cars and rubbish flourish
The black berries and red berries
Sweet black berries, taste red berries
Berries, berries

Went looking for my tower
Off all the rails and the roads
In need of resurrection
As my desires and power are growing in thickets
Tall all around me, tall and all around me
Tall around me, around, around, around now

Well, have I been traveling so long
That I've forgot how to stop?
Why are my breaks all broken?
Wheels spinning out of control
And then in the mirror, pale and deathly I have become

Well, what have I become? Mother?
What have I become? Become, become, become now
Oh, now

And all my wastelands flower
(And all my wastelands flower)
And all my thickets grow now
(Grow)

And all my wastelands flower
(Why all my wastelands flower?)
And all my thickets grow tall and tall
(Grow)
Tall and tall, tall, tall
(Grow)
Tall all around all around me

Pale and deathly, as all wasteland flowers
And all thickets grow, pale and deathly
As all your wasteland flowers and all your thickets grow
Pale and deathly as all your wasteland flowers
And all your thickets grow
Pale and deathly as all your wasteland flowers
And all your thickets grow

What have I become now?
Pale and deathly I have become
What have I become?
Become, become, become now
Become, become, become now




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    My Opinion

    This is a beautiful song. Surprised no one's commented on it really. One of the best on the album in my opinion.

    crumbleweedon June 01, 2009   Link
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    General Comment

    A fantastic song. It seems to me to be a development of The Towe

    christiegrinhamon June 02, 2009   Link
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    General Comment

    -Taste red berries, not tainted. -Also, off the rails and roads, not of. -Growing thicker, not grown thicket

    This is my favourite song on the album, it's just so heartbreakingly beautiful. The strings and Jo's vocals on it are stunning. Also, Tilda fits in so well!

    rhimansworldon June 12, 2009   Link
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    General Comment

    this is one of the most relatable songs for me

    on top of that, it's such a beautiful, out-of-body-experience type song

    Geekellaon January 11, 2010   Link
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    General Comment

    This song makes me feel like I'm standing in the dark in a barren field with owls circling around me... Wolf captures a brooding beauty.

    FleetStreetYiddishon December 11, 2010   Link
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    Lyric Correction

    ("Just a little further up the hill, boy. You'll be home soon enough.")

    All along the river Pedaling fast as I could Watch as the wasteland flowers Old cars and rubbish flourish With blackberries and Red berries

    Sweet blackberries Tainted red berries Berries Berries

    Went looking for my tower Off all the rails and the roads In need of resurrection As my desires and powers Grow in thickets Tall all round me Tall all around me Tall around me Around Around Around

    Have I been traveling so long That I've forgot how to stop? Why are my brakes all broken? Wheels spinning out of control And in the mirror Pale and deathly have become

    Look, what have I become Mother, what have I become Become Become Become now

    And all my wastelands flower And all my thickets grow And all my wastelands flower And all my thickets grow Taller and taller still Taller and taller Taller and taller All around All around me

    What have I become Pale and deathly have become What have I become Become Become Become now ("Pale and deathly As all the wasteland flowers And all the thickets grow") Become Become Become now ("Pale and deathly As all your wasteland flowers And all the thickets grow")

    AriaTloakon June 07, 2011   Link

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