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English Rose

from The Traitor Shore by Reichenbach Falls

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In a bedroom abloom with an English rose I thought
That we were looking for each other’s hearts under all those winter clothes
We found them in bodies that need more than love
Found them in places you wouldn’t tell your mother about
La-da-da-da-da …

I’ve carried the day in so many ways
And still lost everything anyway, so -

Paint a red heart on the doors of your darlings
Make a grey mark on the doors of your dead
Paint a red heart on the doors of your darlings
Make a grey mark on the doors of your dead

The afternoon was astrewn with dark forebodings
We were having trouble telling all the magpies apart from the gathering crows
We dulled our brains on bottles of wine
Whetted our hearts til they were keen as any sidelong glance on the good old goodbyes

Paint a red heart on the doors of your darlings
Make a grey mark on the doors of your dead
Paint a red heart on the doors of your darlings
Make a grey mark on the doors of your dead

My god, I’m afraid of blonde girls now
And I hate French cars and the smell of marigolds
La-da-da-da-da …

I’ve buried that day in so many graves,
I’ve held its head under the countless waves, so …

Paint a red heart on the doors of your darlings
Make a grey mark on the doors of your dead
Paint a red heart on the doors of your darlings
Make a grey mark on the doors of your dead
Paint a red heart on the doors of your darlings
Make a grey mark on the doors of your dead

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from The Traitor Shore, released September 14, 2015

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Reichenbach Falls UK

A folk-pop project currently based in Scotland and Canada and widely acclaimed in outlets including the Guardian, Line of Best Fit, Exclaim! and Music OMH.

Following the home-spun lockdown release 'the past may be dead but its nails still grow', 2024 will see the release of our first studio album in eight years, 'Wayfarer Beware', from which 'Back to Poet's Lake' is the first single. ... more

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