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1914
06:40
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O valiant hearts who to your glory came
through dust of conflict and through battle flame
tranquil you lie, your knightly virtue proved
your memory hallowed in the land you loved
Tommy went across the sea
gallant soldiers to the front
Singing out “here are we”
to bear battle’s brunt
In Picadilly, Leicester Square
join up the women say
Take the shilling, sign there
and say goodbye to Dolly Gray
Given a uniform and a gun
it’s off to bayonet drill
Six inches of cold steel
and now we’re taught to kill
Listen to the man
what does he say?
Friends are coloured khaki
and your enemies are grey
Pals battalion, soldiers now
boys go marching by
Pack up our kitbags
we’re out to do or die
Rapid fire! comes the shout
How long can we hold out?
Hiding from the whizz-bangs
Across the fields more foes in grey
Fall back to fight another day
Running from the whizz-bangs
Listen to the man
what does he say?
Friends are coloured khaki
and your enemies are grey
Pals battalion, soldiers now
boys go marching by
Pack up our kitbags
we’re out to do or die
Starshell bright lights the sky
prelude to dawn’s early light
The time has come to stand to
hold your gun ready to fight
Starshell bright lights the sky
prelude to dawn’s early light
The time has come to stand to
hold your gun ready to fight
They say it'll be over soon
home by Christmas day
Lying here in a muddy trench
is that really what they say?
A moment’s peace at the front
football kicked in no mans land
But silent night is destroyed by shell
no fraternising orders stand
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Seasons (piano version)
05:22
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Winter sunrise bathes the mist,
white blanket on fields, that frost has kissed
Raindrops fall in a spring shower
translucent angels, dancing on a flower.
Seasons come and seasons go
Here I stand all alone
Seasons come and seasons go
Forgotten here, heart of stone
Butterfly’s flight on a summer breeze
gossamer touch is all we need
The hairline patterns on an autumn leaf
amber and gold beauty, so brief.
Seasons come and seasons go
Here I stand all alone
Seasons come and seasons go
Forgotten here, heart of stone
On a cold November morn
A moments silence, from those who are born
Red flowers laid at my feet
Remembrance of sacrifice complete
Seasons come and seasons go,
For one short moment I'm not alone...
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Saul Blease Bristol, UK
Multi-instrumentalist and singer / songwriter from sunny Bristol creating new music that fuses together elements of alternative, heavy and industrial rock, with splashes of electronica.
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