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The Bricklayer's Lament

from Diary of a Decade by Split Arrow

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IN THE GREEN SHROUDS OF IRELAND WHERE MY SPIRIT LIES,
ASLEEP IN THE VALLEYS, AWAKE IN THE SKIES,
IF I FEEL THE COLD WIND, BRUSH OVER MY FACE,
THEN I WILL BE FINE AND I’LL GO WITHOUT CARE.

FROM THE BANKS OF THE RIVER I WATCHED THE WATER RUN DRY,
AND I KNEW THAT TO STAY THERE, TIME WOULD RUN BY,
SO I SANG OUT THIS TUNE THERE AS A LULLABY,
TO THE LIFE THAT I’D LIVED AND THE LIFE I SAW DIE.

NOW I KNOW WHEN I GET THERE THERE’LL BE SOMETHING FOR ME,
FOR THE FAITH I’VE KEPT WITH ME DESPITE WHO SEEM,
WHEN WE FOUND OURSELVES LONELY, ALONE IN THE WORLD,
IT SEEMS THAT WE FELL TO THE BRICKLAYER’S TOMB.

I WILL BUILD YOU A MOUNTAIN IF YOU HAND ME A SPADE,
THEN WE’LL STAND AT THE SUMMIT AND FEEL AND FEEL ALL WE’VE MADE,
OF THE WORLD THAT HAS CHALLENGED ALL THAT WE ARE,
THAT DEMANDED OUR COURAGE AND CEMENTED OUR SCARS.

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from Diary of a Decade, released May 10, 2019

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Split Arrow are Richard Norris (vocals, guitar, piano) and Tekin Mustafa (vocals, guitar, saz). Their eclectic musical influences are combined to produce their personal take on folk music.

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