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Cloak Me In Quiet

from The Perilous Tree by Richie Healy

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Mothers of mercy , I am waiting for ye,
can't you see how my limbs are all broken,
the wash of the waves, takes us further to sea,
out here where our words are unspoken.
I live by the needle, hang by a thread,
sip from a flask full of tears,
come to you now from the soft river bed,
with me my bouquet of fears.

Let me lay cross your breast,
as night it gets undressed,
hold tight to my willowing frame,
cloak me in quiet, like a ghost who forgets,
if the prince or the pauper's to blame.

I walked when I could on the blackberry paths
of your fogside hill silhouette,
I danced with you twice, on the only way back,
in the arms of your careless regret.
I wait now a slave on your vaudeville shores,
with cast iron vows to renew,
old bottles ,they know what they need to give back
to the places I've taken you to.

Let me lay cross your breast, as night
it gets undressed, hold tight to my willowing frame,
cloak me in quiet, like a ghost who forgets,
if the prince or the pauper"s to blame.

I held you in favour, because I was able
to sever the black from your night,
we danced through your dreams,
fell through your fables,
your arms, they still sting me tonight.
Sorrow it sits in a quiet old place,
you will come with your own sense of duty,
it will take the lines that have taken your face,
for sorrow, it has it's own beauty.

Let me lay cross your breast ,as night
it gets undressed, hold tight to my willowing frame,
cloak me in quiet, like a ghost who forgets
if the prince or the pauper is to blame.

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from The Perilous Tree, released November 9, 2017

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Richie Healy Kilkenny, Ireland

Richie Healy is a singer songgwriter fro Kilkenny Ireland,his work is best described as gothic folk/blues.
Dark Lyrics carried with conviction and intensity,
a gravelled , earthy vocal digs deep in the trenches of the soul, his songs take you to places of vivid imagery, where he ponders the darkness within,
without desperation, a smokey whiskey place of contemplation... ... more

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