eirlys rhiannon

crazy world

It’s a crazy world, my ears are full of lies.
It’s a crazy world, I’d like to stay surprised.

The stories unfold,
a balance is struck,
the shades of the moon go ‘round.
I left the old tales behind,
but found them elsewhere –
sunshine still blesses
the ones who’re unkind.

It’s a crazy world, my ears are full of lies.
It’s a crazy world, I’d like to stay surprised.

He walked through her door
as though it wasn’t there,
as though he’d never heard the word ‘no’.
What can she do,
when words don’t make walls?
She’s been dealt such a terrible hand.

It’s a crazy world, my ears are full of lies.
It’s a crazy world, I’d like to stay surprised.

I rest my confusion
on this little child,
at the centre of all that seems wrong.
I try to forgive,
for with all he denied her
he gave her his beautiful eyes.

His beautiful eyes
were all that he gave!
He was changing it all
he said
in the name of that old emotion.

Never was the word ‘love’
so bent and so misused.
Who’d give a flower with such a foul perfume?
I ask the stars,
is it written on the earth?
It’s a crazy world,
for sure,
for sure.

Words and music by Eirlys Rhiannon

As performed on Sleep by:
Vocals – Eirlys Rhiannon and Rowan Armes
Guitar – Eirlys Rhiannon
Fiddle – Rowan Armes