Heart Hill

Speeding down the motorway in the north of england

I catch a glimpse of a lover’s mark

A forest of trees in the shape of a heart

I heard an raf went down, in his plane aflame

On the hillside not far from his fiancé

In her grief she planted seedlings on that naked hill

You can see it still

There’s a heart upon the hill

There’s a heart upon the hill

If I left now would you mourn me still?

When I drive my thoughts are clear

And I think of you

We avoid conversation so perfectly

The pilot in the plane what if that had been me?

It's easier to love one gone

To love an absent partner

No shattered wordsm no cleaning up after

But the heat that's in your body it's worth fighting for

It's enough to stop a war

There’s a heart upon the hill

There’s a heart upon the hill

If I left now would you mourn me still?

A silhouette heart made of trees

That love was meant to be

Deep green against the yellow grass

This love was meant to last, this love was meant to last

There's no such thing as perfect love, but I've seen perfect sorrow

And I've seen the strength of a woman's hand

Half a century ago she made her mark on this land

Now what about us, do you think, that our love will fade in time?

Or can we change that age old paradigm?

Unlike this english couple we are both alive

We have the chance to try

There’s a heart upon the hill

There’s a heart upon the hill

If I left now would you mourn me still?