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A new language

from Heresy and Hearsay by James Bar Bowen

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lyrics

A New Language (2011)
Chorus
How in the hell we gonna build a new world in our hearts
How in the hell we gonna find a new language for love
We don’t even dare to invent new ways to share our dreams
New meaning, new language, new life

The fields of freedom stretching out before us if we only dare to dare
Surface structures denote deeper meanings with elegance to share
Our new language denotes a turmoil stripped down bare

We may burn the symbols to appease the censor and pretend that we were never there
Talk in togues at tangents, trusting hope and wisdom, still afraid of the searchlight’s glare
Our new language is a trustgame for us to share

Uncharted waters and the fear of freedom, I hold my hand above the flame
The poet’s wordplay breaks the rules of syntax, I hoped you’d feel the same
Before our language becomes a scapegoat ripe for blame

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from Heresy and Hearsay, released June 5, 2013
James Bar Bowen played guitar and sang.
Sam Bell played accordion.
Clinton Hey sang backing vocals.

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James Bar Bowen Huddersfield, UK

Acoustic folk punk singer-songwriter with attitude. Award-winning songs to make you laugh, cry and rage.
Original, unusual, controversial, political, heart-felt, tear-jerking, angry, inspired, humorous, iconoclastic, sentimental, anti-fascist, engaging, intelligent ... more

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