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December (The World Is Weeping)

from Cold Fire Burning by The Kelly Line

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Undeniably a sad song; but sometimes it's a sad world. December 2015 was a particularly sad time for us, and this song was written in the middle of a very dark night while listening to the rain lashing down. The song is called December, but sadly it could equally have been called May, or June, or...

lyrics

LYRICS

I lie here and listen with a tear in my eye
The outpouring of grief from the black-sombre sky
But the early morning rain
Can’t wash away the pain
Who gets to decide who will live who will die?

The breeze raises its voice in a haunting lament
Deep in the winter of our discontent
The steady drumming beat
Sounds a muffled, sad retreat
Your rainbow was fleeting now our time is spent

And the world it is weeping
For what it has seen
For where it is going
For where it has been
And the world sheds a tear
And the world bows its head
To acknowledge injustice
And to honour the dead

I write words in the sand, they’re washed out by the tide
Though they’re no longer there, that does not mean I lied
Tell me how is it fair
Can no one hear my prayer
There’ll be winners and losers who gets to decide

A piece can be spared, if a pawn saves the queen
We all have our place in the grand master scheme
But if the Gods play their games
Will they now take the blame?
No one said it was fair, no one knows what it means

And the world it is weeping
For what it has seen
For where it is going
For where it has been
And the world sheds a tear
And the world bows its head
To acknowledge injustice
And to honour the dead

credits

from Cold Fire Burning, released June 15, 2017
Written by:
Mike & Ben Hughes

Performed by:
Ben Hughes - Vocals
Fin Corlett - Keys

Produced by:
Ben Hughes

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