Princess Of The Ditch

from The Perilous Tree by Richie Healy

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Princess Of The Ditch

She was hanging on to jesus,
with a newly emptied bottle,
screaming through her hometown,
falling down the streets,
I curse you all to hell,
my wounds, they run that deep.

Fill me my bottle, fill it to the brim,
drown me in that whiskey,
soak me in that gin,
if it ain't me to blame,
if it ain't me to blame,
why do I own the shame.

He found her in her dollhouse days,
with everyone away,
he swore her to his silence,
for the games he made her play.
She found him in his tower,
she had to let him know,
he took her life, a second time,
for her secrets of the snow.

Fill me my bottle, fill it to the brim,
burn me with that whiskey,
soak me with that gin,
if it ain't me to blame,
If it ain't me to blame,
why do I wear the shame.

Frost, it came in early,
through dark December's trees,
played diamonds on her forehead,
her tears began to freeze.
He placed one last and useless kiss,
on her slowly pulling lips,
her secret's told, her story folds,
sweet princess of the Ditch.

Fill me my bottle, fill it to the brim,
Sting me with your whiskey,
drown me with your gin,
If it ain't me to blame,
If it ain't me to blame,
why do I own the shame.

The games he made her play,
THE GAMES HE MADE HER PLAY.

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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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