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South Bank Charmers

from South of the River by Robert Batley

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lyrics

Doves wait on the cusp of the flood
Beside Noah’s arms wide embracing the sun
Where the light bends friends are forged
Where the hope ends dreams will die
If we stay one step behind
Grace survives…

Cast your heart to the Thames and make peace with the flood
Brace yourself for the rain and high tides to come
Up on the banks the street-kids catch fire
Waving white flags from the bars punctured sides
Blinded by faith in the moons healing light
The night survives…

Chrome ghosts sell their souls outside the square
Girls stripped to their belts melt hearts of the devils there
As kids they make a pact with the night
Casting eyes over the sites for a well read blessing by the riverside

Wounded witnesses mix with the street-kids and part schoolboy wishes with their tasteless kisses
A Samarian spirit pulls thorns from the lilies crying, ‘somebody help me, it’s not quite finished’
Southbank charmers tease the night workers, the street-kids stagger dragging fingers like daggers
As they look to the sky for a sign that the bows in the cloud

Chrome ghosts sell their souls outside the square
Girls stripped to their belts melt hearts of the devils there
The kids they make a pact with the night
Casting eyes over the sites for a well read blessing by the riverside

Doves wait on the cusp of the flood
Beside Noah’s arms wide embracing the sun
The Thames runs a course back out to the sea
Filled with remorse for the fortune it keeps
As faith-fearing hearts drag sparks cross the streets
Grace digs deep…

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from South of the River, released October 4, 2008
Written by Robert Batley
Produced and Mixed by Adam Petty

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