EVERY K I NGDOMold pine, d iamonds, the wolves, everyth ing, only love,

the fear, keep your head up, black fli es, gracious, prom ise.

BONUS SONGSthese waters, empty corr idors (l ive) , under the same sun,

bones, i wi ll be blessed, move li ke you want to (l ive)

Old Pine The WolvesHot sand on toes, cold sand in sleeping bagsi’ve come to know tHat memories were tHe best tHing you ever HadtHe summer sHone, beat down on bony backsso far from Home, wHere tHe ocean stood down dust and pine cone tracks

we slept like dogs down by tHe fire sideawoke to tHe fog wHere all around ustHe boom of summertime

we stood steady as tHe stars in tHe woods, so Happy Heartedand tHe warmtH rang true inside tHese bonesand as tHe old pine fell we sangJust to bless tHe morning

Hot sand on toes, cold sand in sleeping bagsi’ve come to know tHe friends around youare all you’ll always Havesmoke in my lungs, tHe ecHoed stonecareless and young, free as tHe birds tHat flywitH weigHtless souls

we stood steady as tHe stars in tHe woods, so Happy Heartedand tHe warmtH rang true inside tHese bonesas tHe old pine fell we sangJust to bless tHe morning

we grow, grow steady as tHe morningwe grow older stillwe grow, grow Happy as a new dawnolder still

Falling From high placesFalling through lost spacesnow that we’re lonely now that there’s nowhere to gowatching From both sidesthese clock towers burning upi lost my time here i lost my patience with it all

and we lost Faith in the arms oF love

where you been hiding lately?where you been hiding From the news?because we’ve been Fighting latelywe’ve been Fighting with the wolves

red tongues and hands

Falling From high placesFalling through lost spacesnow that we’re lonely now that we’re so Far From homewatching From both sidesthese towers been tumbling downi lost my mind herei lost my patience with the lord

and we lost Faith in the arms oF love

love love love

All I Am Is the bones you mAde for meso gArIshly cleAnWhIte As the horsesthAt cArry me AWAy

And All my demons you sAIdcome And go WIth the dAysA mInd’s WIll to plAyI groW old In my WAys, Just lIke you do

there AIn’t no dIAmonds In the bottomthere AIn’t no dArkness thAt I feArAIn’t no WAy to sAy I love you moreso be cleAr, Just to be cleAr

All I Am Is the bones you mAde for meJust drIftWood for the seAheAvy As the horsesthAt cArry me AWAy

And the birds still sing outsidethese windows where we sAt togetherlike nothing ever hAppened herethe white house on the hill, blAck clouds of weAther

And the church spire over the rivershe still sits there wArm in the evening glowbut you don’t cAre About these scenes i treAsureAbout these west winds, i know, i know

seems everything Around here stAys like stoneseems it’s About time dArling we let this All go

everything must stArt AgAin Aneweverything just goes thAt wAy my friendevery king knows it to be truethAt every kingdom must one dAy come to An end

And the sun, she mAy be long gonelost to these memories we foundbut she’ll be here when it’s All donewhen our bodies Are lAin beneAth the ground

seems everything thAt goes Aroundcomes Around hereseems thAt everything thAt stAyssomehow gets me down AgAin

DiamonDs EvErything

keep your head upI spent my tIme watchIng the spaces that had grown between usand I cut my mInd on second best the scars that come wIth the greeness I gave my eyes to the bottom stIll the seabed wouldn’t let me Inand I trIed my best to embrace the darkness In whIch I swIm

now walkIng back down thIs mountaInwIth the strength of a turnIng tIdethe wInd so soft at my skIn the sun so hot upon my sIdelookIng out at thIs happIness I searched for between the sheetsfeelIng blInd, to realIse all I was searchIng for was me

keep your head up, keep your heart strongkeep your mInd set, keep your haIr longkeep your head up, keep your heart strongkeep your mInd set In your wayskeep your heart strong

I saw a frIend of mIne the other dayand he told me that my eyes were gleamIngI saId I’d been away and he knew the depths I was meanIngIt felt so good to see hIs face the comfort Invested In my soulto feel the warmth of hIs smIle when he saId ‘I’m happy to have you home’

keep your head up...

because I’ll always remember you the sameeyes lIke wIldflowers wIth your demons of changemay you fInd happIness theremay all your hopes turn out rIghtmay you fInd warmth In the mIddle of the nIght

My My cold hearted child tell Me how you feelJust a blade in the grassa spoke unto the wheel

My My cold hearted childtell Me where it’s all goneoh the luster off your bones those arMs that held you strong

see i’ve been worrying that My tiMe here’s a little uncleari’ve been worryingthat i’M losing the ones i hold deari’ve been worryingthat we all live our lives in the confines of fear

My My cold hearted child tell Me how you feelJust a grain in the Morning airdark shadow on the hill

My My cold hearted child tell Me where it all fallsthis apathy you feel will Make a fool of us all

see i’ve been worrying that My tiMe here’s a little uncleari’ve been worryingthat i’M losing the ones i hold deari’ve been worryingthat we all live our lives in the confines of fear

i will becoMe what i deserveand i will becoMe what i deserve

Black flies on the windowsillthat we are to knowwinter stole summers thrill and the river’s cracked and cold

see the sky is no man’s landa darkened plume to stayhope here needs a humBle handnot a fox found in your place

no man is an island, this i knowBut can’t you see?mayBe you were the ocean when i was just a stone

Black flies on the windowsill that we are to holdcomfort came against my will and every story must grow old

still i’ll Be a travellera gypsy’s reins to faceBut the road is wearierwith that fool found in your place

no man is an island, this i knowBut can’t you see?mayBe you were the ocean when i was just a stone

so here we are

The Fear Black FliesOnly lOveDarling you’re with me, always arounD meonly love, my only loveDarling i feel you, unDer my boDyonly love, my only lovegive me shelter, show me heartonly love, my only loveanD watch me fall apart. watch me fall apart

anD i’ll be yours to keepwinD in the shaDows, whale song in the Deep

Darling i feel you unDer my boDyDarling you’re with me forever anD always

GraciousHow would you know?wHen everytHing around you’s cHanginglike tHe weatHer of a big black stormand wHo would you turn to?Had i a gHost, a sHadow at tHe mostwould you let me know?

i don’t want totrouble your mind witH a cHildisH design of How it all sHould gobut i, i adore you sowHen it all comes clear, wHen tHe wind it settlesi’ll be Here you know

because you said ours were tHe ligHtHouse towers,tHe sun upon tHat placei’ll grow weary, Happy stillwitH just tHe memory of your face

gracious goes tHe gHost of youand i will never forgettHe plans and tHe silHouettes you drew Heregracious goes tHe gHost of youmy dear.

How would you know?wHen everytHing around you’s bruised and batteredlike tHe cold nigHt storm

Meet Me thereWith bundles of floWers We’ll Wade through the hoursof cold, Wintershe’ll hoWl at the Wallstearing doWn doorsof tiMe, shelter, as We go

and proMise Me this,You’ll Wait for Me onlYscared of the lonelY arMs that surface, far beloW these birds

and MaYbe, just MaYbe, i’ll coMe hoMe

Who aM i darling to You?Who aM i to tell You stories of Mine?Who aM i darling for You?Who aM i to be Your burden in tiMe? lonelY.Who aM i to You?Who aM i darling for You?Who aM i to be Your burden?i coMe alone here.

Promise

All songs written and performed by Ben Howard. Ben Howard on vocals, guitar, additional guitars, melodica and percussion.

Chris Bond on vocals, guitars, bass, double bass, drum kit, percussion, keys and accordian.

India Bourne on vocals, cello, keys, ukulele, and bass. All tracks published by Warner-Chappell.

All songs recorded and produced by Chris Bond at The Barn, Devon, except; Only Love, Keep Your Head Up & Black Flies, recorded and engineered by Darren Lawson at Assault and Battery Studios, London, and Chris Bond at The Barn, Devon; The Fear recorded and engineered by Jason Howes at The Premises studio, London and Chris Bond at The Barn, Devon.

Mixed by Mike Crossey at Motor Museum, Liverpool, except The Fear mixed by Cenzo Townsend.

Assitant mix engineer: Jonathan Gilmore. Mastered by Robin Schmidt at 24-96 Mastering.

Art direction & design: Owen Tozer. Cover photo: Mickey Smith. Live photo: Owen Tozer. All other photography: Roddy Bow.

Ben Howard under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd., a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.

Warning: All rights reserved. Unauthorised copying, reproduction, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting prohibited.

Ben would like to thank : India and Chris for making this what it is and a wild couple of years for all of us. Owain Davies for his infinite faith and friendship, Helen and the entire Bourne family, The Bond family, The Davies family, Gabe, Lauren and cocopoop, Roddy Bow, Adam, Owen Tozer, Paddy, Hillbilly, Shacks, Jo Green, Marianne, the Bows, the Milwards, the Hilliars and everyone who keeps me on my feet, Jo and Steve for so much more than you know, Veg and Julie, Xavier, Fin Greenall for showing me the ropes, Mickey for inspiring everyone around him, Wilbot you’re a legend, Will Whipple, Parky and Bear, Meri, Clare, Aquila, Louis, Fabs, Southy, Joshy, Jonny Pryor, Sean White and the whole Falmouth crew, Katie at SW1, Meena, Gibus and everyone at Quik, Jarmani you crack me up, Kev Jones, Phil Christie, Tim Ayres, Cali and Ayla for all those random open mics and all that music, Sandra Smith, Dick Phipps, Vincent, Fred and the whole T au T crew, Annie, Louis, Gman and everyone on board at Island, and k. Most of all to mum, dad and Krysia.

Chris would like to thank : Lucy for everything, Mum, Dad and Bear for love and continued support. Cosmic for vibes, Parky for belief. Adssey, top of the G-list. Tim Ayres for his generosity. Helen and the Bourne family for their hospitality. Louis, Annie and Phil for their ongoing input. Natty for the vibes and pressure. Charlie and John Blood for the deep. The SW soul solid crew and everybody involved in Rainbow Valley. Darren, gone but not forgotten.

India would like to thank : The whole Bourne family, especially Mum for lending us her barn to record in for 18 months, my cello teacher Sue Lowe and my singing teacher Sandra Smith. Thanks to Bert, to Heather Nicholson and to Miranda Bevis. All my ex colleagues at ENO for being so supportive, letting me record and go on tour. All the lovely friends, colleagues and extended family members who have been wonderful and supportive throughout; there are too many of you to name, you know who you are.

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