Until the Morning
Music by Glyn Collinson
Lyrics by Glyn Collinson and Kirk McKusick
Written at Kaikura Seal Colony, New Zealand, August 2004
Recorded in the Anini House, Kauai, Hawaii on August 26, 2004

"This is one of my big favourites on this album. Kirk and I were driving down the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand when we passed a Seal Colony, just north of an old whaling town called Kaikura. We were so inspired that we sat there for three hours and wrote the following lyrics, although writing the music to fit was like pulling teeth"

We're heading south, dividing cliffs from sea
Past river's mouth, there's no better place to be
We'll find our way, we'll get there before the nightfall
Along the bay, end our path along the sea wall

(Because the) road turns left, the road curves right
Driving 'till we meet the night
Then we'll know that it's alright
Until the morning light comes

Out on the rocks, we'll watch the seals sleeping
Sea interlocks, reaching for the spot they're keeping
Don't mind the spray, we will watch the water crashing
Sit through the day, surging waves below are smashing

(Because the) road turns left, the road curves right
Driving 'till we meet the night
Then we'll know that it's alright
Until the morning light comes

Streaking through the sky and asking why am I feeling lonesome?
It's Darwin playing with my mind
Still for here and now, I'm free from bounds, thinking that I want my Ascension into lechery
But for now I'm free, a world to see in a fleeting snapshot
Why can't I leave my Satin Skies Behind?

Smell Salty air, kelp dances in the foaming
The birds will stare; they'll wonder where we're roaming
The night will fall, we'll dream of rollers pounding
Against the wall, and inside our heads they're sounding

(Because the) road turns left, the road curves right
Driving 'till we meet the night
Moon is smiling, shining bright
Gleaning off the rollers white
Soon the sun is out of sight
Locked in darkness, sleeping tight
Then we'll know that it's alright
Until the morning light comes