I fled him down the nights and down the days
I fled him down the labyrinthine ways
I fled him down the arches of the years
In my mind and through the tears
But all things fly from
Those who choose to run
From you
I sought no more after which I strayed
In the face of man or maid
But still in the innocents eye
Seems a voice that replies
But all things fly from
Those who choose to run
From you
All the things that I lost
You kept them safe from my thoughtlessness
The darkness that I see
Is the shadow of your hand outstretched caressingly
But all things fly from
Those who choose to run
From you
credits
from Knots,
released September 27, 2021
The lyrics for this track are sometimes taken directly from and based on on Francis Thompson's poem "The Hound of Heaven"
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