Ode To Work A Day

from Loyal Light by Boat To Row

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Just another number,
just another name.
my quiet restrained confusion
oh how my life has changed.

the world that breaks around me
so fragile as it turns.
my axis, keep me spinning
this lesson i have learnt.

I think i understand
like the generals cold commands
sending men over the hill
with no guns or thirst to kill

Yet the struggle lingers on
as you dodge the falling bombs
of the people doomed you meet
as they smile a lousy cheat

The men that grace the kale
you so crudely wrestle for
with no dignity of prowess
your a straw man at your core

I'll try and keep a smiling
for what else can I do
when everything around me
is sinking and untrue.

Just A piece of paper greets,
another nameless face
Your there but how you tapper still
and soon they'll be no trace

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from Loyal Light, released November 19, 2012
All songs are written by Michael King and arranged by Boat to Row. Recorded and Produced by Craig Wainwright, Mastering by Francis Gorini at MusicXart Studio.

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Boat To Row are known for delivering an intricate set woven with strings and vocal harmonies, layered with an ever-expanding collection of instruments. They combine a genuine ease in each other's musical company with an energetic, skilfully crafted sound. ... more

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