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allfather - lampedusa lyrics

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they went down to the water
to lay them down to sleep
beneath a sky without stars
in the water so dark
they laid them down to sleep

no good can come of that water
just the promise of darkness below
no mother of pearl
no place in this world
just the slow and sure reaping of souls

the man that crossed that same water
with a cross and a gun at his side
oh how barren the earth
how deadly the curse
in the wake of his fire and lies

they that cross that same water
in the path of that man once before
no welcoming arms
just the promise of harm
as they sink to the bottom of it all

there’s a war that drives their sons from their sides
there’s a war in the land that they seek
where we rage at their kin
at the colour of their skin
as they drown in the tears of the sea

they went down to the water
to lay them down to sleep
beneath a sky without stars
in the water so dark
they laid them down to sleep

they are thrown into the sea
or cast out overboard
not waving
but drowning

and things they fall apart
in the cold white heart of man
overseers
slave masters

colonise the mind
colonise the soul
rape the land
for it’s weight in gold

i cast the whip
and i brand the skin
and i break the will
let god’s love in

there are no apologies
the conscience lies unstirred
sleeping sound on
a sea of bones

they owned you once
we, the heirs of a poisoned cup
we drank it down
we watched you drown

colonise the mind
colonise the soul
rape the land
weight in gold

i cast the whip
and i brand the skin
and i break the will
let god’s love in

lampedusa

- allfather lyrics

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