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lyrics

When the time comes for calling out the names
And Janus-face here no one takes the blame
The words, all mangled, pouring out they came
But we try to sing of freedom all the same

I didn’t speak your language as I looked you in the eye
I tried to learn your secrets and I never told you lies
I learned to love your syntax as it rolled across my tongue
In the precious hours of darkness our time had just begun

In times of turmoil no one knows your name
You forget to question why and who’s to blame
My tongue of ice is melted by your flame
As I try to sing of freedom all the same

Within the Tower of Babel my synapses start to fire
Falling foul of the falsest friends, entrenched behind the wire
Bitten tongues and beaten tracks, tears and fears collide
A fragile cage round my beating heart, unready to decide

It’s time once more for calling out your name
Where need outweighs my pride I’ll take the blame
I start to forge some meaning from this game
And we’ll try to sing of freedom all the same

Come calling to my kingdom and I’ll promise you the earth
You promised me rough diamonds but I’m unsure of their worth
Words well-honed are a treasure trove to share before the dawn
I breathe your meaning, crave your understanding in the calm before the storm

The sands of time are shifting once again
And your whirlwind words have split my heart in twain
Excuses for these fetter just sound lame
So let’s learn to sing of freedom all the same

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from Are you thinking what I'm thinking?, released October 1, 2012
James Bar Bowen

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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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