Phil is joined on this apocalyptic track by the amazing Andrea Zonn (long time fiddle player in James Taylor's touring band). The track originally appeared on The Woolgatherers first album Long Way To Indigo.
lyrics
C
The colours of the day are sprayed in aerosol
F
There’s a fire in the sky
G
And young gods fight in the takeaway
C
Under the new all-seeing eye
Their faces are sunken, their eyes are closed
As they talk but they cannot speak
And the promise of a brighter day
Is kept for the poor and the weak
Am C
Words of love are sent by satellite
Em F
And itemised on a bill
C
But the river of dreams runs by our door
Dm C
And the moon sits on the hill
A baby cries on a withered breast
And Jesus is lying drunk
And the milk of human kindness
Lies buried in the junk
Words of hate are printed like daily news
As cheap as any thrill
But the river of dreams etc….
There’s a panic in the city and fear in the town
Communications are cut
Faces are all turned the other way
On the streets where the doors stay shut
Words are done and empty now
The whole world stand still (pause…..F)
But the river of dreams runs by our door
And the moon sits on the hill
( repeat last two lines … finish on Am)
credits
from Songs From The Back Room,
released May 14, 2021
Andrea Zonn on fiddle, Simon Goulding on bass, Scott Poley on acoustic guitar, Justin Johnson on B3 and percussion
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