Arrival (Arrival, 2017)

As my plane touched down I finished my prayer A cool wave washed over me My journey so long so sleepless the hours But in time I would be free Arrival, arrival Doesn’t China seem a world away, My friends waited for me, I sucked in the humid air Nuptial love shone in their faces Dude gave the biggest hug, the dude is like a bear No sooner laid down with my private thoughts, Cruelly the light flooded in And like a bat out of hell I jolted out of bed, Cockatoos ringing round my head Sunshine, sunshine Australian mango, one of the pleasures of my life And the Australian summer Baked my head like a potato Jacaranda on the corner At midday I did a 10K run, But we’re all a little crazy Down to the sea that afternoon our group, I swam out but I didn’t see the rip Waves struck my head, like wicked planks of wood, And in the thick weeds my legs kicked Carried away Then saved I flopped my body on the sand I acted tough,and we all laughed But my heart was beating fast But my heart was beating fast But my heart was beating fast Sometime later I felt renewed, I walked the coast I watched the surfers for hours and hours . I felt alone Those friends I knew went away but I was glad the old friendships Remained steady though we had changed, our connection was the same Clovelly, Tamarama As the Sailboats bobbed and I fell into a trance Until dusk then I sailed away Sailing away sailing away Down to Caringbah for my final day I prepared to say goodbye Packed my Australian mind away Back to Abercarn, I was born and brought up there To South Wales, the first buds of the valley touching my heart