I was watching the clock
Til it hit four 
Then I would walk back to Roebuck hall
And Rob would come to call
On his lady
Til she turned a little bit shady
And I could see his solemn heart
Turn to ice 
And start to beckon the snow
But something of love did not let go
Then fast forward a year or so
And his friend and I go toe to toe 
He ignores me and I wonder 
Why the sound of my thunder 
Does not reach his ears
Is it the tears
That echo through my years
Coz the secret that I keep
Is that I shattered in my sleep
Somewhere in February of 2009
I saw death and the crime 
Followed me round 
Til the sound 
Of calamity was all I could hear
I all but screamed when what I hold dear
Threatened to disappear
So I burst out of the door 
And ran and ran 
Til I found a space that can
Be the room to contain 
That mountain of forest pain
That seems to empty the sky of its rain
And I was at Snow Patrol with Caroline 
As the etching started to rhyme
Itself against the inside of my soul
My last memory of being whole 
In Gary’s company
I degenerated and my dignity
Was all I could hold onto
That and the memory of you
But suddenly it’s him and I
He’s blazing and my 
Soul seems to be warmed 
Should I tell him how the seasons stormed 
But he just smiles 
And though I’ve been going for miles and miles 
The tiredness fades
Does he know what he saves 
When he grabs me in my dress
And I no longer have to guess 
Where his feelings lie
Is it wrong to lean and I 
Am swept up in his soul so warm
It’s almost as if I am born
Back into who I used to be
I hid it then but I hope you see
What you did for me 
I wander into the zone 
And I’m studying all alone 
When I notice the gang of lads 
Across the room and the best I’ve never had
Is somewhere in the fold 
And the light shone like gold 
So I sat by the other Rob
And looked up to your guy like it was my job
Just to confirm the state 
That was on my dinner plate
What did I stumble into
Am I meaningful in the heart of you
And what does he advise
That all of my love is lies 
Or that it is an artful disguise
I can tell you none of the above 
It is a shelter and a white dove
Meets your eyes and I see
You’ve all been discussing me
Mortified I rise
And mutter something about french fries 
And an empty stomach calling
I could be cool, I could be balling
But I’m just outta here 
What’s the verdict on me, dear
I stride through the halls of Quinn
But why don’t I just open up to him? 
Now it’s ten years later and the dice 
Seems to utter that it’s right
To spill the beans 
You were cool and my dreams 
Always seemed to hinge on you
I picked myself up coz you needed me to
And chased you down just to say
You and I will be okay
And if you’d like 
We could be part of each other’s life 
I don’t know if you
Will ever hear these words but I wanted to 
Utter them just to say
I’m not the bulletproof, I’m just here to stay
And you’re more dreamboat than you know 
Something of this will not let go
So whether in the snow 
That hemmed us in
Or in the games we’ll never win
The strength of soul 
Is still young when we get old 
As you are in I
My love, my love will never die