Songs
Kris Drever is an award-winning songwriter and self taught master guitarist.
The folk tradition is built upon the sharing of music, songs and stories.
It is important to Kris that this is continued, and so here you’ll find the lyrics (and in some cases a “How To Play” video) for Kris’s songs.
In the dropdown menu, you can filter songs by album and/or band (e.g. Kris Drever/Lau).
Those with an asterisk * include a “How To Play” video.
Image Credit: Genevieve Stevenson
Mark The Hard Earth *
When the sun shines down,
From his heavenly throne,
All the people lying on the ground are like lizards on a stone,
Thank God for sunny weather,
It’s only once a year,
The cold and wind they break them,
The winter brings their tears.
God put me here in this field full of snow,
The dark sky above me and the hard earth below,
It always feels cold, it’s always the same,
I made my choices and I’ll shoulder the blame
Standing in this field,
The sun beats down so bold,
Even though it’s real I know that it’s not gold.
I’ve no reason to complain,
This season always takes me,
To when I first felt low,
This season always makes me.
Me I like rain on a grey afternoon,
That sound on my window it brightens the gloom,
It’s never so still as when rain’s falling down,
The silence and the darkness they steal old Sol’s crown.
Mark The Hard Earth *
When the sun shines down
From it’s heavenly throne
All the people lying in on the ground
like lizards on a stone
If salt brings sunny weather it’s only once a year
the cold and wind they break them
winter brings their tears
God put me here in this field full of snow
dark sky above me and the heard earth below
it always feels cold
it’s always the same