ELTON JOHN - Emily lyrics

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Music by elton john<br>Lyrics by bernie taupin<br>Available on the album the one<br><br>The church bells ring out morning glory<br>When summer bends to the winter's rage<br>Emily walks through the cemetery<br>Passed a dog in an unmarked grave<br>The old girl hobbles, nylons sagging<br>Talks to her sisters in the ground<br>I saw a lie in the mirror this morning<br>I heard a prophesy all around<br><br>And emily they come and go<br>The shadows and the distant sounds<br>But emily don't be afraid<br>When the weight of angels weighs you down<br><br>Emily prays to a faded hero<br>In a little frame clutched to her gown<br>Hears the voice of promise in his memory<br>Tonight's the night they let the ladder down<br>In a cage sits a gold canary<br>By a wicker chair and a rosewood loom<br>As a soul ascends abord the evening<br>Canary sings to an empty room<br><br>And emily they come and go<br>The shadows and the distant sounds<br>But emily don't be afraid<br>When the weight of angels weighs you down