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Skirting the abyss

from Phil and friends by Phil Overton

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“A very small and desolate mite with tumbled hair and troubled eyes”
Caught my attention as I walked and took me by surprise

“A very small and desolate mite” yet as sublime as heaven’s kiss
Reminds me, with a look, that we’re just “skirting the abyss”

“Skirting the abyss, skirting the abyss”
Say what we already know – it shouldn’t be like this
Give me all the reasons that I’m prone to miss
And rock me with the truth that we’re just “skirting the abyss”

“A very small and desolate mite” with dusty limbs and muted stares
Arrested everything in me and took me unawares

“A very small and desolate mite” – a fragile life in chrysalis
Compels me to do more than merely “skirting the abyss”

“Skirting the abyss, skirting the abyss”
“That’s all you ever really do,” I hear the serpent hiss
When we could be transforming some squalor into bliss
God save us from the horror of just “skirting the abyss”

“Skirting the abyss, skirting the abyss”
Say what we already know – it shouldn’t be like this
Give me all the reasons that I’m prone to miss
And shock me with the truth that we’re just “skirting the abyss”

I hear the serpent hiss, “You’re only “skirting the abyss””
I hear the serpent hiss, “You’re only “skirting the abyss””……

(* Amy Carmichael quotes in italics)

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from Phil and friends, released December 19, 2019

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Phil Overton Royal Leamington Spa, UK

Phil has created, performed and recorded music since his teens. A versatile writer, his insightful material observes illusion, loneliness and uncertainty while exploring beauty, freedom and hope with emotionally articulate lyrics.


He employs a wide range of musical style from rhythmic numbers to slower ballads. Acoustic and electric sounds are combined with melody plus harmony and then some
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