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Belt
04:46
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Give him his belt, in case he needs to go
He could do it himself, it’s what he deserves
Hand her the paper, she’ll find out somehow
Might as well be breakfast, boiling over
And crashing through, crashing through
Crashing through, crashing through, crashing through
Do you have any bright ideas? A shot of oxygen to the brain
Oh I will make a plan for you, for I know I will be blamed
Stand back and give him a rope and a dry river bed
So good with his hands, sure he will get there
And go crashing through, crashing through
Crashing through, crashing through, crashing
Crashing through, crashing through
Crashing through, crashing through, crashing through
I was in the gorge when you called, pure panic
Could not find a breath as if I had done it
I was in the gorge when you called, pure panic
Could not find a breath as if I had done it
Fearlessly flapping was never really brave
It’s an easy ride to the beach the other side of the world
But give me a minute with him on the road
Law no witness, Heaven keeps note
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Mercy Me
03:46
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Split myself, I was told that is what they like
for my work I have seen delight
Thank Heavens, thank gods I’m a lucky one
you are a bird, you are a burden
Now I’m made of fire, burning up
the others are all made of mud
I see em from a great height
I am the only one in the sky
Bind the head, wet skirt, boat her body
Stay calm but I can’t, he’s sitting on my feet
Bind the head, wet skirt, boat body
Stay calm but I can’t, not sitting on his knee
Now I’m made of fire, burning uo
She is safe below made of mud
She would look me full in face and string me up in your place
And string me up in your place
And if I was the wicked, I was the wicked one
Devil to see, mercy me
If I was the dumb, I was the dumb one
Hands over eyes, as you like
If I was no one, I was no one
Devil in the tree, his eyes on me
If I was the dumb, I was the dumb one
Devil to see, hush my tongue
Bind the head and the hands, out into the sea
Stay calm but I can’t, you have ruined that for me
Bind the head and the hands, throw it out to sea
Stay calm but I can’t, you have ruined me
Now I’m made of fire, burning up
They are below made of mud
Heads turned in glory
No one is looking for me
No one is looking for me
No one is looking for me
No one is looking for me
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Coward
04:31
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A headful, a bedful, like a river
Going in circles, like a swollen river
Where is your keeper, are you going home?
Where is your keeper, are you winding down?
A thumbful, a drumroll: thunder approaching
“Here let me get that”, scaly hands of the Devil
You can’t be leaving, you’ll have to finish it
You can’t believe it, you’ll have to finish it
And I have done what I know
Never what I want
All of that just goes to show
I’m a coward
He will get in, circling drones
He is determined, you could not have known it
You should not have brought him down
You should not have brought him down
Go to Hell, come back to me
Jump ship babe, to the winning team
I hardly heard you cry
I hardly heard
I have done what I know
Never what I want
All of that just goes to show
I’m a coward
And I have not yet shed
Any of my appearances
Despite all I may’ve said
I’m a coward
I am a coward
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Hell is Blossoming
03:03
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Silver footprints in thr attic
Another year gone
All this budding fresh promise
And Hell blossomed
I am alone in the garden
Wishing it would stop soon
Swallows diving on me
I have no plans
I can’t go anywhere
I can’t go anywhere
I can’t go anywhere
Without you there
An overwhelming feeling
That I have poisoned myself
If there was somewhere I could go to
By the sea
I would be ready
I can’t go anywhere
I can’t go anywhere
I can’t go anywhere
Without you there
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Turn, Worm
05:16
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How did they find us
How did they find us
Straight off you got me
Straight off you got me
How did they find us
A trail of breadcrumbs
And your fucking mess
Straight off you dropped me in
How you knew, I would lose!
Soft and white
Soft and white
So bright it leaves me blind
So bright it leaves me blind
Soft and pale
Soft and pale
You see me as a shame
You see me as a shame
How did they find us?
A trail of breadcrumbs
and your bloody mess
Straight off you dropped me in
Precious thing, precious thing
Turn
Turn
Turn
Turn
Soft and pale
Soft and pale
You see me as a shame
You see me as a shame
You see me as a shame
You see me as a shame
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In Mai
04:19
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When I Was A Young Girl
06:46
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Wet Peace
03:07
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Peggy Gordon
05:56
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Elspeth Anne England, UK
Folk Artist, Musician and Maker since 2005.
Based in Herefordshire on the Welsh
Borders.
She/her
Homegrown singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist weaving folk, punk and country influences into a dark cloth of voice-focused psych-drone-chants. Performing in Europe and the UK.
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