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lyrics

Do you remember the day when you nearly died
All the doctors and the nurses, even they were horrified
By all the things you lost to bring this child into the world
And nobody could tell if it was a boy or a girl

But you loved it as a mother does
You hid it from the others cos they wouldn't understand
And anyone could see it was a brick

I thought you were aloof and cool
Lost in contemplation
I realised I was wrong when you came off your medication
And you talked and talked and talked about your pride and joy
And nobody could tell if it was a girl or a boy

You took it to the lake to see the lily and the lotus
Watching for police and hoping nobody would notice it's a brick

One day they caught you in the park and you ranted and you raved
About the met's collaboration with the building trade
How in every single home and factory, every single brick
Is another that from it's mother's arms was untimely ripped

And they locked you in a hospital in one of many wings
In one of many rooms of women saying the same thing
Untimely ripped

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from The City of Gold and Lead, released November 23, 2012

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The Sound of The Ladies London, UK

The Sound of The Ladies are the indie-schmindie alt. folk stylings of Martin Austwick, except live where it's him plus a bunch of cool musicians. He likes Tom Waits, Elliot Smith, and some other bands and solo musicians.

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