Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The Courier , by - Richard Shindell. Song from the album Courier, in the genre Американская музыкаRelease date: 11.02.2002
Record label: Signature Sounds
Song language: English
The Courier |
| I am a courier |
| Crawling in the dirt |
| Toward the front line |
| As the crow flies |
| A note stashed in my shirt |
| From the Prince of Wales |
| Far above the field |
| With his marshalls |
| And their chain-mail |
| Their banners taut and high |
| I did not ask him what the note said |
| He did not offer to explain |
| It’s not my job to ask the questions |
| I’m just the courier |
| A flare shot leaves a scar |
| Burning in the dark |
| On my forearms |
| Toward the front line |
| Then another fifty yards |
| Crouching in the trench |
| Clutching bayonettes |
| A hundred men |
| All knee-to-chest |
| A hundred marionettes |
| I am the string pulled by the sure hand |
| Animating what was still |
| I am invisible and faithful |
| I am a courier |
| The Captain breaks the seal |
| And quickly reads the note |
| On your feet boys |
| Make you peace boys |
| Pass those letters down |
| To this courier |
| Guardian of the word |
| Hand him all you’ve seen |
| Hand him all you’ve heard |
| Hand him all your pearls |
| And he’ll go back to where he came from |
| He will deliver each by hand |
| He takes this as a point of honor |
| To be a courier |