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john craigie - rachel (live) lyrics

[verse 1]
my name is rachel and i was born here on the coldest day of may
and i work here in this brothel and i do not feel ashamed
you can tell me the men are faithless and you can tell me the men are sin
but i’ve cured the devils, i’ve held the innocent

[verse 2]
there was a painter, he used to come here, at least when he could afford
which wasn’t often, but when he did, it was me he would implore
and they told me he was crazy, but i did not seem to hear
until one night when he gave me a bl++dy piece of his ear

[chorus]
oh, vincent, who has hurt you so?
oh, vincent, how was i to know?
in the long run, history will make it clear
all my screams will fill your dreams, some of passion and some of fear

[verse 3]
there was another painter, name of gauguin, more famous i suppose
and they were friends or maybe lovers, oh, with painters, you never know
and they were screaming and they were fighting and gauguin drew his blade
and he slashed at poor vincent and they never spoke again

[chorus]
oh, vincent, who has hurt you so?
oh, vincent, how was i to know?
in the long run, history will make it clear
all my screams will fill your dreams, some of passion and some of fear
[verse 4]
all your sadness, it will vanish, whenever you choose to leave
when you bury yourself in your paintings, beneath the crows, amongst the wheat
and i will lie here and i will wonder about the gift you gave
was it your sickness? was it your madness? or just a way to share your pain?

[chorus]
oh, vincent, who has hurt you so?
oh, vincent, and how were we to know?
in the long run, history will make it clear
all my screams will fill your dreams, some of passion and some of fear
all of my screams will fill your dreams, some of passion and some of fear

[outro]
thank you

- john craigie lyrics

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