The Artisan-Seth Lakeman

[ti:The Artisan] [ar:Seth Lakeman] [al:Tales From The Barrel House] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Artisan - Seth Lakeman [00:14.33]Silent the maker measured and stood [00:19.27] [00:21.38]Smothered his smile and trimmed shapeless wood [00:26.09] [00:28.96]With firm strong hands assured and slow [00:33.21] [00:35.33]Drove each rusty nail with a careful kind blow [00:40.96] [00:42.38]His truth to be humble and fashion with tools [00:47.08] [00:48.35]Tables and benches kind words from his youth [00:52.98] [00:54.10]Draw those even lines [00:57.83] [00:59.69]Share his peace of mind [01:02.63] [01:04.10]As the artisan shines [01:07.60] [01:19.34]Dark burnished wood slid through his hands [01:24.59] [01:26.20]Split right down the centre like a crack in the land [01:30.69] [01:33.76]Ash beech and rosewood tied in a frame [01:39.26] [01:40.65]All scorched into their faces are numbers and names [01:45.51] [01:47.88]Shades of a memory saw spit and dust [01:52.64] [01:53.53]For the warmth in the workhouse was pleasure enough [01:58.04] [01:59.21]Draw those even lines [02:02.51] [02:04.82]Share his peace of mind [02:07.83] [02:09.32]As the artisan shines [02:11.29] [02:24.53]He worked through the winter [02:26.11] [02:27.00]Sweat tears in the snow [02:29.94] [02:31.55]He chiselled fine thoughts secrets no one would know [02:36.08] [02:38.64]His level of spirit was straight down the line [02:44.15] [02:45.48]One line of the horizon was set in her name [02:50.40] [02:52.72]Circles of beauty like scrolls in the wood [02:57.34] [02:58.26]Her skin smooth and steady in the light where she stood [03:03.15] [03:04.22]Draw those even lines [03:08.31] [03:09.84]Share his peace of mind [03:12.79] [03:14.11]As the artisan shines [03:18.15] [03:30.22]Soaked up and sealed varnish it stained [03:34.29] [03:36.88]Painted and polished with red-headed flames [03:41.89] [03:44.24]A breath from the window was a blanket of warmth [03:49.74] [03:51.06]To season a surface furnish a new dawn [03:56.80] [03:58.22]The craftsman of comfort he cuts and he bleeds [04:03.12] [04:03.81]Cold days in the forest in the moonlight he dreams [04:08.57] [04:09.70]Draw those even lines [04:14.14] [04:15.61]Share his peace of mind [04:18.31] [04:19.81]As the artisan shines