Red Red Rose

from Hillsburn (self-titled EP) by Hillsburn

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lyrics

I used to call the moon a grin,
Was confident that I was raised to win.
But since you left
It's like I've fallen down.

And sure it's commonplace to see:
A soaking of the liver, a quiet need
To drown it quick
So it can't make a sound.

Red, red rose
This river it flows
And I have laid out in it,
Found out where the hell it goes.
It's darker than you'll ever know.

When you finally went away,
For a little while I used to play
That you'd built a boat
And were sailing 'round the world.

I ride that bike you used to own.
People say I'm cured, but what they don't know
Is I race your ghost
And we fly like the wind.

Red, red rose
This river it flows
And I have laid out in it,
Found out where the hell it goes.
It's deeper than you'll ever know.

Cities fall into the sea,
Centuries of growth return to weeds.
Destruction seeds,
And sometimes seeds will sprout.

Now these days when the moon is thin,
I sit out in the grass by the hole you're in
And I don't speak.
I let the crickets cry.

Red, red rose
This river it flows
And I have laid out in it,
Found out where the hell it goes.
It's deeper than you'll ever know.

credits

from Hillsburn (self-titled EP), released October 29, 2014
Written and arranged by Hillsburn.

Paul Aarntzen: vocals, ukulele
Rosanna Burrill: vocals, violin
Jackson Fairfax-Perry: tenor banjo
Clayton Burrill: vocals, mandolin

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Hillsburn Halifax, Nova Scotia

We're an indie pop band from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Our new record, Slipping Away, is out now!

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