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-a song about this poor old England that gets so much wrong-

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England,
Did you follow them down
Did you cut off your hair
Despite your greys
Your still the place for me

I heard you shouting
What am I about?
And why are my trainers
Covered in mud again
And again

But no darling its not as easy as that
You can sing your songs but they don’t carry me back anymore

What is it that we’re running for?
I’ve seen these empty streets before
Don’t you hear the busker moan?
Hey England, I can see your bones.

But you run and danced
With thistles in your hair
Tarmac on your toenails
Exhaust fumes on your bare skin
Now how can I begin?

When for all of the lines that you have drawn
There’s a pile of papers all crumpled and torn apart
Hey you’re breaking my heart

But no darling it’s not as easy as that
You can share my love if you’ll share my doubts
And you don’t
And you wont

No sweetheart its not as easy as that
You can sing your songs but they don’t carry me back
Anymore

What is it that you’re running from
I thought your phantom fears had gone
Now I see you shake and moan
Hey England, I can see your bones.

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from Everything so Far, released February 28, 2020

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"Like Bon Iver? Grace Gillespie's delicate folk-pop ballads are just as devastating." -NME. Grace Gillespie's sophomore EP 'After the Harvest Moon' is out now!

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