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Ancient Wound

from And the Rainbirds Sang by Frances Smith

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Oh, they're coming down the streets tonight
all those wild eyed boys and travelling men
standing on a corner with no money in their hands
with nothing left to lose and no one left to keep

Oh. they've been thrown on to the streets again
nowhere to stay, nowhere to go, no one to know
what your mother used to say to you
about strangers, as the moon reveals it's shine

Oh, they're claiming their right to stand around
green bottles in hand that change memories
make the world spin round, like a carousel
that takes their minds away from this living hell

Oh, the righteous words of anger abound
through the prism of despair as wages fall
and no one cares who they hurt anymore
and the fires of rage burn on the street

Oh, they're coming to a place near you
the wild men that no one loved when young
and in resentment you can cry at all the work you do all day
but they'll never know, that starlight clouds their eyes

Oh, there's people on the street all night
holding tight to their right to lie, as loud their laugh
like rolling thunder that takes your soul away
into the hollow of the ancient wound that's seen all this before


Copyright Frances Smith @2015

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from And the Rainbirds Sang, released October 20, 2016
Written by Frances Smith

Vocals, synths, guitar and production by Frances Smith

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