Of Scottish Blood and Sympathies
from New Youth Bible by Edinburgh School for the Deaf
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumThe lost Scottish shoegaze classic on LP for the very first time and appended with the excellent "Orpheus Ascending." On Absolutely Kosher 25th anniversary silver vinyl. Buy now or cry later.
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lyrics
Soon we shall know
If we learn to accept
That the stars do not go out when we die
Heavy is the head
The head that wears the Crown
It’s all down, it’s all down, down to me
Let me be your Pope
Or at least your Archdeacon
Let my love, be your truth, be your beacon
Let me build you a chapel
Stained glass windows, stained glass windows
The colour of your eyes, stained glass windows
The world and its double
Here I am,
A derelict at last
Before your eyes
Such visions of your past
An endless youth
Only death will resolve
A malformed future, too slow to dissolve
Yet here I am
I did pass through
Whatever happens, don’t forgive me, don’t forget me
I’m sick to death
Sick to death of being brave
Deliver me dreamlessly to the grave
The word and its double
Here I am,
A derelict at last
Before your eyes
Such visions of your past
Oh death, oh captain
Let’s weigh anchor, let’s weigh anchor
For this land bores us,
Let us cast off, let us cast off
If we learn to accept
That the stars do not go out when we die
Heavy is the head
The head that wears the Crown
It’s all down, it’s all down, down to me
Let me be your Pope
Or at least your Archdeacon
Let my love, be your truth, be your beacon
Let me build you a chapel
Stained glass windows, stained glass windows
The colour of your eyes, stained glass windows
The world and its double
Here I am,
A derelict at last
Before your eyes
Such visions of your past
An endless youth
Only death will resolve
A malformed future, too slow to dissolve
Yet here I am
I did pass through
Whatever happens, don’t forgive me, don’t forget me
I’m sick to death
Sick to death of being brave
Deliver me dreamlessly to the grave
The word and its double
Here I am,
A derelict at last
Before your eyes
Such visions of your past
Oh death, oh captain
Let’s weigh anchor, let’s weigh anchor
For this land bores us,
Let us cast off, let us cast off
credits
from New Youth Bible,
released October 27, 2023
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