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Paean to Earthly Things

from Ballads and Yarns by Roly Witherow

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Described by Will Hodgkinson of The Times as "strangely prescient", Paean to Earthly Things is a meditation on life and death, and reminder of how small and insignificant we are in the grand scale of things.

lyrics

Nothing is broken and nothing is fixed,
Nothing is missing and nothing is found.
We’re all just creatures and that’s all there is,
Pieces of matter down here where we’re bound.

Where we’re bound,
Where we laugh and we cry,
Where we’ll all dissolve into the ground.

Watchful, the orb above rises and falls,
Engines and pistons they hum to our tune.
The axel grinds swiftly but the wheel never stalls,
Everyone spinning their fate on this loom.

Where we’re bound,
Where we laugh and we cry,
Where we’ll all dissolve into the ground.

Nothing is broken and nothing is fixed,
Nothing is missing and nothing is found.
We’re all just creatures and that’s all there is,
Pieces of matter down here where we’re bound.

Where we’re bound,
Where we laugh and we cry,
Where we’ll all dissolve into the ground.

Where we’re bound,
Where we laugh and we cry,
Where we’ll all dissolve into the ground.

Where we’re bound,
where we laugh and we cry,
Where we’ll all dissolve into the ground.

Where we’re bound,
Where we laugh and we cry,
Where we’ll all dissolve into the ground.

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from Ballads and Yarns, released May 8, 2020
Backing Vocals - Dave Marwood
Drums - Rafael dos Santos

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Roly Witherow London, UK

My debut album "Ballads and Yarns", described by Folk Radio Uk as "21st Century Folk Music in all its glory" is out on the 8th of May. The album is a personal exploration of the folk tradition, including traditional songs and sea shanties, originals and recordings. ... more

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