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Sarah Bowman
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The Brothers Of Furnace Hill
War was not a passion nor a duty nor a charge to an empty heart in yearning for a bolt on a closed door Nothing rose a spoke in him Nothing hardened him more Adam set to wandering intent on living poor
Adam had a reason to be nothing but a shell His life was made a blessing by the angle the hatchet fell Brother you have raised me Brother can't you tell I've learned not to seek love Your plight has trained me well
Father caught the train that led his son to Washington Cloaked in lies with eager eyes he brought the shell to his kingdom The stranger sat crestfallen in a meaningless throne no more a soldier no more a son Adam wandered on
The valley preys upon the dried up souls brought by the wind and spits up all the seeds they've sewn in hopes to let love in The soil holds no compassion no remorse for the naive Adam in his garden finds it brings him no relief
Refuge in the whore houses didn't keep him for long Brother's letters fought to lure him back to the East Canaan home Brother you have found out Father's will begs my return Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com You bear the mark You've not forgot the night on Furnace Hill Cathy was a devil's curse nearly beaten back to hell Adam saw a thing in her made him want to make her well Brother saw the danger and brother warned him 'til she got into his defenselessness and shattered his shell
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Adam and the babies knew not one more than the other on the farthest point away from the decay of older brother Cathy I gave you Eden and you left us here in the heat to dwell I've learned now to not know love nor recognize myself
The valley preys upon the dried up souls brought by the wind and spits up all the seeds they've sewn in hopes to let love in the soil holds no compassion no remorse for the naive Adam in his garden finds it brings him
The wanderer sat motionless apart from all that breathes The brother sank into a well of self pity The babies cried to no reply The earth swallowed the seeds The garden dried and love like dust was lost in Salinas The garden dried and love like dust was lost in the valley
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