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Farewell To Kings

from Big Bang by The Bearing

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Down by the water she lay
As the gulls and the herons eyed up their prey
But prayer was not on the menu that day
‘Cause faith and her had long since parted ways

Out to the opening she stared
Where Loch Fyne flirted into Atlantic’s bed
And floating by smoked the pyres of the dead
And still their words are ringing in our heads

Oh sticks and stones keep breaking brave peoples’ bones
When they speak out of turn
Off! Off with your head or banished from this land!
Haven’t we come a long, long way since then?
Haven’t we come a long, long way since then?
Fare-thee-well to Kings

Over the valley she peered
To the legions of the Lost on the frontier
Rumoured to end the prosperity of the years
Their cries are certain to fall on deaf ears

Tracing the ridgeline she ran
To the nearest of her elders in command
And before long the building of a wall began,
With flags and guns to help them understand

Surrounded by the angry throngs we push on through
But little acts of kindness and we get knocked out
The domino effect from all we say and do
Yet funny how the good stuff is not what we write home about
Most ordinary folk carry on with their lives
And do their best to give and receive love and care
Yet all we hear tells us that only hatred thrives
But then injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere

Wide eyed with terror she froze
Disappeared from right under their nose
And while the plans for retribution are imposed
The voice of dispossession only grows

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from Big Bang, released April 30, 2017
Co-Produced by John Hamilton at EQ Studios

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Avnt-pop duo, fusing the drama of rock and classical with the sonic realm of electronic music, while lyrically exploring the critical issues of our time

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