Stranger lyrics

[From the CD of Wise After The Event, also b-side of We`re All As We Lie]
Out at night
I saw a squirrel lying in a ditch beneath a great elm tree
Grey and weak
His tiny eyes revealed the secret of this vigil strange and free
Hour after hour he pursued
Weaker and weaker you grew
Squirrel, friend
I see you lying and there`s nothing I can do to bring you back
Grey and weak
Your tiny eyes don`t understand the strangeness of this pain you feel
All through the night you will lie
Each moment death`s hour draws nigh
Silently
Your hooded brothers lay you down to sleep forever into time
Peace, at last
Has come upon you as a Mother`s fading whispers to her child
Hour after hour I pursued
Though you are gone I will still remember you