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This track was commissioned by the Source Arts Centre, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
lyrics
The day the birds stopped singing,
The 25th of May,
Silence fell across the old town square,
Some bowed their heads to pray
Adding up their well wishes,
What's their value, what's it all worth?
You were the salt of the earth
Heads bowed in the kitchen,
That memory still survives
Never closer the rest of our lives
The day the birds stopped singing,
A silence filled the sky,
Our hands too soft for ringing,
Our eyes too wide to cry
But I guess I'll keep digging
With my pen and my paper
You'll be reading my words in the dark
I'll try and keep giving,
All you gave, you're my saviour
Your life was the ignition of a spark
One true thing, from me to you
Will I ever love again?
What's the point of writing songs,
When I've forgotten how to sing
All the goodness you exude
And all the joy you bring
Nature's bloom, the things you do,
You cause the birds to sing
I walked across the churchyard,
Took my place, knelt at your feet,
This end feels just like the start,
The cycle must be complete.
One true thing, from me to you
Will I ever love again?
What's the point of writing songs,
When I've forgotten how to sing
All the goodness you exude
And all the joy you bring
Nature's bloom, the things you do,
You cause the birds to sing
credits
released February 2, 2022
All music and words written and recorded by Brian Dillon.
Violin performed by Tadhg Byrne
Produced, mixed and mastered by Brian Dillon
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The Line is the pseudonym of Brian Dillon, musician, sound artist and Irishman. Brian is originally from a small town in rural Ireland and he has never quite been able to escape the lines of identity that separate his life from the lives of others....more
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