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Petroc and the lights

from The Complete Works (Years 2 - 6) by The Bookshop Band

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Inspired by Notes From An Exhibition, by Patrick Gale.

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My mother keeps my father’s heart
She’s an artist, he’s her guard
She paints them colour though it’s dark
A smile broke on my brother’s face
As the amour dropped, so did the weight
To reveal his true shape
I hold them up in the light
I soak my thoughts in this silence
Heading back in the night
Perhaps a little too fast
My sister smiling and little tipsy
It’s time for me to leave this party
I walk home with thoughts of my family,
with me
I hold them up in the light
I soak my thoughts in this silence
Heading back in the night
Perhaps a little too fast
On the hill in the headlights
As the car breaks the silence
They were driving in the night
Just a little too fast

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from The Complete Works (Years 2 - 6), released May 5, 2017
Ben Please - vocals, ukulele. Beth Porter - cello, vocals. Poppy Pitt - vocals. Patrick Gale - cello. Song sponsor - The Booksellers’ Association.

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The Bookshop Band Bath, UK

The Bookshop Band write songs inspired by books and play them in bookshops. They started as a collaboration between a group of musicians in Bath and their local independent bookshop, Mr B's Emporium. Now they are about to go on tour, sponsored by Vintage Books and Independent Booksellers Week, around other bookshops and lit fests. Catch them if you can. Details at www.thebookshopband.co.uk ... more

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