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Tradition and roots weigh in heavy, when the future is unsure |
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Unrest in the neighbourhood not seen since years before |
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The breaking of the news is pouring fuel onto the fire |
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I start speaking words, that I know inside don't seem right |
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I met him where the road breaks up to the track into the woods |
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He hadn't had a talk for a while, he wanted to feel understood |
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And what he had to say sent shivers |
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Shivers down my spine |
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Don't go until the ground frosts cleared |
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The river's higher than people have seen for years |
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Dry bark by the fireside |
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Avoid the eyes of strangers outside |
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Left him in the eye of the storm |
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He said he needed no-one else at all |
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He follows the law of the land |
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It's all there to remind me |
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Spent years on long term sick in a terraced house in town |
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Something inside of him broke, and he made the move out |
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Took up a secluded barn with a ten year stock of supplies |
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He says when the church bells ring |
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That's when he'll know they're near |
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The way he looked at me sent shivers |
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Shivers to the bones |
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Keep inside until the first green shows |
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He says the trees tell him all he needs to know |
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Cut off from the rest of the world |
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Nervous speech in riddles and codes |
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Left him in the eye of the storm |
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He said he needed no-one else at all |
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He follows the law of the land |
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It's all there to remind me |
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It's all there to remind me |
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Well did you notice him the other day |
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The tone in his voice has worried me |
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We think he may be alone from us now |
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He may be further in |
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Be smart, be still, take the action now |
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You're yelling about a time that's gone |
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Cause and effect take a step back |
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Step back, step back |
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Don't go until the ground frosts clears |
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The river's higher than people have seen for years |
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Dry bark by the fireside |
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Avoid the eyes of strangers outside |
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Left him in the eye of the storm |
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He said he needed no-one else at all |
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He follows the law of the land |
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It's all there to remind me |
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Well thank you |
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Somehow you helped me through |
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The centre's founder speaks |
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Says all these people are freaks |
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And I sympathise, but that's as far as it goes |
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He says all he needs is a loving wife |
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Forgotten about the hours they spent |
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Under the water tower |
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It's not like that anymore... |
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Don't go until the ground frosts clears |
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The river's higher than people have seen for years |
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Dry bark by the fireside |
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Avoid the eyes of strangers outside |
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Left him in the eye of the storm |
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He said he needed no-one else at all |
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He follows the law of the land |
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It's all there to remind me |