Ciaran Lavery is an Irish singer-songwriter from Aghagallon.

By July… Read Full Bio ↴Ciaran Lavery is an Irish singer-songwriter from Aghagallon.

By July 2015, he had racked up over 14 million plays on Spotify for his debut releases; an great result for such a new artist at the time. He won the Hot Press Big Break competition and had his first headline Irish tour at the same time. In May 2015 he beat off intense competition to be the cover star of Hot Press magazine. He garnered much critical acclaim for the release of the Sea Legs mini album, a collaborative album with Derry-based electronic artist Ryan Vail, he has sold out two headline shows in London, he played Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party, Camp Bestival in a summer of festivals across the UK, Europe and Ireland. He supported The Staves, The Villagers, Stu Larsen and was nominated Artist in residence at the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival. He was named amongst the top ten new artists at this years Great Escape Festival of new music in Brighton in a feature by award winning Irish Blogger Nialler9.

Little More Time
Ciaran Lavery Lyrics

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Gimme just a little more time and I'll be flowing to your door.
Just like a seed all my moves are slow I'm always heading for unsure.
I like to think I'm not a complicated man, but then again I can't be sure.
So give me just a little more time, you know, you'll give me til the early morn'.
I play the flute in a rag doll suit, and you wear the overcoat.
I never wanted you more than the time you buttoned I across your throat.
You held my arm like an anchoer would tie itself onto a boat.
And whispered in my ear "

Wish how you'd take me from here" looking out towards the coves.
Clean the table and go.
Make tracks in the snow.
We're knocking knees in a traveling breeze and swinging babies on our hip.

My mouth is open singing bout that trip, slipped you on a city trip.
I watch you move in

Overall Meaning

a darkened room, and I can't help but feel at home.
So give me just a little more time, you know, you'll never have to be alone.

In this song, Ciaran Lavery is asking for just a little more time to get to where he needs to be - both physically and emotionally. He compares himself to a slow-moving seed, uncertain about the direction he's taking in life. However, he assures the listener that he's not a complicated man, but he needs time to figure things out. He's asking the person he's addressing to give him a chance, to stay with him until the early hours of the morning. He then goes on to paint a vivid picture of his relationship with this person - playing the flute in a rag doll suit while they wear an overcoat, looking out towards the coves, and cleaning the table together. He talks about how they're like two ships attached to an anchor and whispering to him about how she wants to escape. They're traveling together, knocking knees in a breeze, swinging babies on their hips, and feeling at home with each other. He begs the person to give him just a little more time, promising that they will never have to be alone.

Line by Line Meaning

Gimme just a little more time and I'll be flowing to your door.
If you give me more time, I'll come to you and we can be together.

Just like a seed all my moves are slow I'm always heading for unsure.
I have a lot of uncertainty in myself, and I don't know where I'm headed, so I move slowly.

I like to think I'm not a complicated man, but then again I can't be sure.
I think I'm simple, but I may be wrong about that.

So give me just a little more time, you know, you'll give me til the early morn'.
If you give me some more time, I'll stay with you for the whole night.

I play the flute in a rag doll suit, and you wear the overcoat.
I'm dressed in a silly way, while you look more serious and put together.

I never wanted you more than the time you buttoned I across your throat.
I was most attracted to you when you buttoned up your jacket around your neck.

You held my arm like an anchor would tie itself onto a boat.
You held onto me tightly, like you never wanted to let me go.

And whispered in my ear 'Wish how you'd take me from here' looking out towards the coves.
You whispered to me about wanting me to take you away from where we were, while we looked out at the coves.

Clean the table and go. Make tracks in the snow.
Let's finish up what we're doing and move on to something new.

We're knocking knees in a traveling breeze and swinging babies on our hip.
We're enjoying our time together, with no care in the world.

My mouth is open singing bout that trip, slipped you on a city trip.
I'm singing about a trip we went on together, in which we had a great time.

I watch you move in the shadows of the light like a mystery I can't decode.
I'm fascinated by the way you move, and I can't quite figure you out.

So just give me a little more time, before I hit that lonesome road.
I need more time with you before I have to leave and be alone again.

We're living in the balance of the moment, knowing time won't wait for us.
We're enjoying the present, but we know that we can't stay here forever.

But I'm willing to wait a little longer, for that moment when we trust.
I'm willing to be patient and wait for the moment when we can fully trust each other.

So gimme just a little more time, to prove that I'm worth the wait.
Give me some more time to show you that I'm worth waiting for.

And I'll keep flowing towards your door, until we find our shared fate.
I'll keep coming to you, and together, we'll figure out our destiny.

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