Name: The edge of the world
Duration: P00H05M21S
Description: Inspired by Etta and Otto and Russell and James, by Emma Hooper.

The edge of the world

from Before I Crack by The Bookshop Band

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Inspired by Etta and Otto and Russell and James, by Emma Hooper.

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This lady, this crazy lady she’s alright
She’s alright
This woman, she chose to make this journey to the light, to the light
The light, the glistening light
The light, the deep deep deep light
We get up, we get up
And we do what we can, what we can
If it’s walking, I can walk I can walk I can walk, if that’s the plan
I can walk to the edge of the world
I can walk in this world
If you can’t, if you can’t find your story
It’s alright, it’s alright
You’ll find something, you’ll find something or someone to hold on to, to hold on to.
The water is pulling me through
The water I’m holding on to
And I’ve never been to the sea
The waves they are waiting for me
To come home
You get used, you get used to leaving your mind, leaving your mind
You forget, you forget what you’re leaving behind, leaving behind
Now I remember my life
Now and then I remember my life
The colours, the colours they’re fading away, fading away
My sisters, my brothers they’re with me today, with me today
And I fought, I fought for this land
And I taught, I taught in this land
And I walk, I walk in this land
And I’ve never been to the sea
The waves they are waiting for me
To come home.

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from Before I Crack, released March 2, 2017
Beth Porter - vocal, baritone ukulele. Ben Please - guitar, vocals. Emma Hooper - saw, vocals. Song sponsor - Edge of the World Bookshop.

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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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