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The Old Lie

from A Life Of Labours by Silverlode

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It was August of 1914. Having secured his betrothal, Henry was quickly restless and keen to do his part in the ongoing drama of Europe. A sense of adventure drove him forward and the idea of stopping open aggression in its tracks lead him to be signed up to be part if the volunteer army --- along with many other men from the factory floors of the North. Henry’s assurances would never ring sincere that the men would be home, victorious, by Christmas.

And it was just before the New Year rang in when news reached the front line of the shelling of the East Coast of England and that Scarborough itself had been shelled, killing his estranged parents.
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Then Kitchener calls, I’ve seen his posters on the factory walls
He says, “What will stand if freedom falls?”

If we fight, if we stand, if we gather in a gang
Man the blockade, today is the day to make war!

By jingo! By all that’s Holy
This is a young man’s folly
And an old man’s crime

I took my chance, travelled to France, dug into the mud
Knee-deep in blood and oh Lord, they called it The Great War!

Physically tired, physically sick, physically reeling from the thick of it
Deaf to the blasts, the choking gas and any breath could be my last

By jingo! By all that’s Holy
This is a young man’s folly
And an old man’s crime

Back home, enemy boats off the East coast
Came through in the news, they died from their wounds

By Christ! And all that’s Holy
I never got to say I’m sorry
As her face fades…

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from A Life Of Labours, released November 4, 2022

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Silverlode Leeds, UK

Silverlode is a folksome indie rock band from Leeds.

A folk band in the broadest sense of the word; dogs of pop; self-taught musical ruffians who play to their own traditions. Reinventors of self and prone to playing their songs in a myriad of ways, join Silverlode on their mythological journey through history, future, fantasy and good times via their ever-evolving music.

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