Stornoway - The bigger picture

You may have ^Aseen a thread of silver, On the ^Gwindow in the bathroom That was ^Bmthicker than the thread your heart was ^Dhanging from You may have ^Aseen a lid of darkness, Clamping ^Gdown upon a sunset No less ^F#mtightly than your heart was being ^Astrung

In the bigger ^Dpict^Gure theres a ^Dthread thirteen times thinner In the bigger pic^F#mture theres a ^Glid fourteen times ^Gmtighter In the bigger ^Dpic^Gture theres a ^Bmnight fifteen times darker And it ll ^Dhold you like no ^Gother in the bigger ^Empic^Gtu^Dre

You may have ^Aseen the first star flickering, In the ^Gpark one summer evening No less ^Bmfaintly than the dream that you were ^Dwishing on You may have ^Aseen the seagulls circling, On the ^Ghaze above the factory With more ^F#mpurpose than the course your life was ^Aon But if you ^Emhaven t seen the places you have ^F#mcome from, Then you ^Ghaven’t seen how far you hav^Ae come

In the bigger ^Dpict^Gure theres a ^Dstar sixteen times fainter In the bigger pic^F#mture theres a ^Gcourse seventeen times ^Gmstraighter In the bigger ^Dpic^Gture theres a ^Bmdream eighteen times greater And it ll ^Dsteer you like no ^Gother in the bigger ^Empic^Gtu^Dre

You may have ^Aseen a blazing bonfire, Burning ^Gbright with fickle beauty That was ^Bmturned to lifeless ashes in the ^Dmorning You may have ^Aseen a single snowdrop, Where it ^Gshivered in the graveyard No less ^F#mfragile than the soul to which you ^Acling But if you ^Emhaven t seen the people you have ^F#mcome from, Then you ^Ghaven t seen the person youve be^Acome

In the bigger ^Dpict^Gure theres no ^Danswer to your prayers In the bigger pic^F#mture but theres a ^Gbillion other ^Gmfires In the bigger ^Dpic^Gture you ll learn ^Bmhow to build yours higher When you’v^De seen the savag^Ge wonder in the bigge^Emr p^Gic^Dture In the bigger ^Dpic^Gture theres a sea ^Bmbreeze three times fresher And it ll ^Dmake your two eyes ^Gwater in the bigger ^Empic^Gtu^Dre