Hounds to a Hare ft. Seán Hughes Lyrics

She set her love upon me

Like hounds to a hare

And I took to her

Like a poet to senseless flair

And she set her heart upon me

Gave me quite a scare

Losing touch

Through this feeling that we share

I was a spectre

Before the things she did to me

For her eyes

Determine

Who I ought to be

She set her love upon me

Like hounds to a hare

And merrily the game

Went and jumped into her snare

She set her heart upon me

Gave me quite a scare

Losing touch

Through this feeling that we share

I never cared

For the things in front of me

For they sometimes take

More than eyes to see

But what if when the jaws

Lock around the prey

And twist into that savage release

That dreadful, never satiated hunger

Refuses to settle and cease?

Pursuit cut short

Neath the boughs of the trees

But have we really found something

Amidst this frenzy?

Are we simply drunk on the scent of the leaves

Drunk on the scent

Of these blood drenched leaves?

I was a spectre

Before the things she did to me

For her eyes

Determined who I ought to be

Determined who I ought to be

She set her love upon me

Like hounds to a hare

I turn around to hope

She's no longer standing there