Jack Howard – The Lark Ascends
Versions
| Version | Length | Source | Availability | Buy |
Studio  |
5:28 | Jack Howard Day of the Dog album. | Moderately common. Available new in CD and digital form. |  |
| Remix – The Dog Descends (DJ Resting Ruckman) | 6:54 | Jack Howard Day of the Dog album. | Moderately common. Available new in CD and digital form. | |
Recommended Version.
Jack notes on his bandcamp:
A very scattered lyric written on a long bus ride home to Melbourne. All I tried to do was rhyme whatever came into my head. Later, I tried to make some sense of it but gave up. I’ve left it in what I’d like to think is an enigmatic state! Beautiful accidental orchestration – the pedal steel, the horns, the octavided trumpet solo. Love this.
The lark ascends, some distant land
Quiet green, the sleight of hand
Bombs descend, mysterious island
Giant beasts race through the sand
Hardy souls, stiff upper lips
Lovely girls, sweet fingertips
Driving down to the river’s edge
My heart of glass, no bets to hedge
If you see her passing by
Cross your heart and hope to die
Across the fields and faraway
Lightning strikes, here comes the rain
Go down to the river’s edge
Giant steps don’t leave a trace
If you see her passing by
Cross your heart and hope to die
Finally calm, no pain today
Free from harm, no words to say
Three words unspoke, my gaze averts
Dream my dreams, my aim perverts
