Whirlwind In D Minor Lyrics - Ed Harcourt

The whole town nearly died 

When rocks flew from the sky 

The stray dogs whined and howled 

At dark foreboding clouds 

The mayor screamed and fled 

The priest hid under his bed 

Uprooted trees did spin 

To the sound of a merciless wind 

Will you love me when I'm old? 

I'm still hoping I can get that far 

No one escaped the whirlwind's hold 

Except the jailer and his pack of cards 

And I sit outside watching falling stars 

Playing D minor chords on a Spanish guitar 

Well clothes blew through the streets 

And so did cinema seats 

Their souls could not be saved 

I dug a thousand graves 

Will you love me when I'm old? 

I'm still hoping I can get that far 

No one escaped the whirlwind's hold 

Except the jailer and his pack of cards 

And I sit outside watching falling stars 

Playing D minor chords on a Spanish guitar