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Meet me 'mongst the leaves
When the trees have done their show
In the garden's glow
At the statue's feet
Down we go
Here flows the river Dart
Past the old stoned crow
To the cold town square
I hear a voice in the cavalcade
But I've come to the wrong parade
I am here
No where near
Holy men are going spare
As the birds have flow
As the Devil cares
Lily White sits and cries at night
'Cause her lover's hanged
By a jasmine hoop
I hear a voice in the cavalcade
But it's come to the wrong parade
I am here
No where near
The churches chime
We stand in line
St James counts ten
Begin again
Meet me 'mongst the leaves
When the trees have done their show
In the garden's glow
At the statue's feet
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Matthew & Mary
03:42
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Goodbye to parents they leave me to settle in this green
Out to the bar to meet people with names like Matthew & Mary
I will get drunk and go wandering in the gardens
I'm dressed in white
I'm a grass-stained ghost
People walk me home
Their names are Matthew & Mary
Run golden cornfield to Foxhole to shelter in its sanctuary
In Yellow House there are pretty girls there from the Home Counties
I will fall in love with a flipping gymnast
From her bones statues are cast
I am with friends
Their names are Matthew & Mary
We will get drunk and explore the gardens
We will get dressed up and we will go dancing
I am with friends
Check names: Matthew and Mary
Sketch all the buildings in sunlight literally
Find ways of talking about the arts, set, sex sequences and scenes
I am with friends
Their names- Matthew & Mary
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The Maid of the Mansion
02:45
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She goes down in gardens to take in the view
Strange cold stone statues they wait for the rain
The maid of the mansion is awfully tired
A wish for a rainbow
It's an overturned smile
The apples are bobbing
Competitive fruit
The sweets of the orchard are dark at the root
She goes to the chapel to see what's to do
Bread in her heart and fish for a few
Swimming in silver their porcelain eyes
Cut rays in her heart as she stands in the line
The maid of the mansion in awfully tired
She stands in the pulpit her arms open wide
And a tap on the shoulder tells her it's here
The rhythm on the roof that keeps things clear
She walks up form gardens all wet from the shower
With soil in her soul for the apples and flowers
That she'll pick at the end of the day
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The Sea, The Sea
02:16
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In the dark of your room I will leave you a bastard
Oh the king of your bones he is almost in action
In the cold night deliver a soul
When he creeps down the halls he'll believe he's an actor
Filming breeds tiny lies
I can feel him in the rafters
In the cold night deliver a soul
Oh a cold night is fleeting
Oh the winter snow is healing
In the cold night deliver a soul
Do you dream he'll return by the sea with his father?
Water mirrors a ship
Ocean stars sink disaster
In the cold night deliver a soul
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See My Friends
03:11
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See my friends
See my friends
Playing 'cross the river
See my friends
See my friends
Playing 'cross the river
She is gone
She is gone and now there's no one there
Except my friends playing 'cross the river
She just went
She just went
Went across the river
Now she's gone
Now she's gone
Wish that I'd gone with her
She is gone
She is gone and now there's no one there
Except my friends playing 'cross the river
She is gone and now there's no one there to take her place
She is gone and now there's no one else around
Except my friends playing 'cross the river
See my friends
See my friends
Playing 'cross the river
See my friends
See my friends
Playing 'cross the river
Copyright Kassner Music.
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Riverdown
01:58
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River runs and the river runs deep
Will you catch me when night falls and willows weep?
Who's been losing sleep while angels swim in gold?
I had a sunflower
I gave it away
You picked the petals as dusk stole the day
Who's been laughing as children grow old?
It's the way they bring you up
It's the wait that brings you up
Can you see stars dance in blue over sea?
The sand is warm and to be is to be
When you're with me the night's never cold
When the sun's down, the beauty of it all
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Ben Calvert & The Swifts Birmingham, UK
Influenced by British folk, early 90s Indie and US Psychedelia, Ben’s post-folk sound has melody, stories, and lyrics at its heart.
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