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

All along the river, peddling as fast as I could
Watch as the wasteland flowers
All cars and rubbish flourish, with black berries and red berries

Sweet black berries (?)
Tainted red berries (?)
Berries
Berries

When looking for my tower
of all the rails and the roads
I need a resurrection
as my desires and power, grown thicket
tall around me
Tall around me
Tall around me
Around
Around
Around now

Well, have I been travelling so long
that I forgot how to stop?
Why are my brakes all broken?
Wheels spinning out of control
In mirror (?)
pale and deathly have become

Oh, what have I become?
Mother (?)
what have I have become?
Become
Become
Become now

Now
And all my wastelands flower
(and all my wastelands flower)
And all my thickets grow on and
And all my wastelands flower
(when all my wastelands flower)
And all my thickets grow tall and tall
Still damn tall
Tall and tall
And around
All around me
(round and round and round)
What have I become?
Pale and deathly have become
What have I become?
Pale and deathly have become
Become
Become
Become now

[etc.]



Lyrics submitted by ElectricGirl09

Track duration: 04:08

"Thickets" as written by Patrick Wolf

Lyrics © CHRYSALIS MUSIC GROUP

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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")


    Flag ViolentViolenceon June 07, 2011   Link
  • 0
    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.
    Flag FleetStreetYiddishon December 11, 2010   Link
  • 0
    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
    Flag Geekellaon January 11, 2010   Link
  • 0
    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!
    Flag rhimansworldon June 12, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:A fantastic song. It seems to me to be a development of The Towe
    Flag christiegrinhamon June 02, 2009   Link
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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.
    Flag crumbleweedon June 01, 2009   Link

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