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Misery Point

from The Pilgrim Soul by Maddie Southorn

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At Misery Point there lived a man, a simple man a child
Alone by the ocean long he dwelt, a lonely place and wild
His family he lost them to the sea he did not understand
When only an empty boat returned, the sea had shown its hand.

The people they feared this simple man, their doors they kept shut tight
Rumours of murder, deeds most foul, they cared not wrong or right
But one young girl she paid no heed and often went to the shore
Gathering seashells smooth and white and knocking upon his door

Friends they became, this simple man she knew meant her no harm.
So long alone her gentle words as potent as a charm
Talking and laughing they would walk and she would sing him songs
Such peace of mind he’d never known she surely could do no wrong
But one fateful day she tried to bring him down the waterside
She knew not the dread he’d harboured long of the sea and the ocean wild
Spurring him on she took his hands - he recoiled and he swore
Drove him too far pushed her away she fell and she breathed no more

With tears on his face he bore her home his sorrow like a knife
'What evil is this?' the people cried 'For this you’ll pay your life'

Take him seize him down by the waterside
Bind him hold him down by the sea
Drag him chain him down by the waterside
Drown him give him to the sea

So here ends the tale of a simple man a simple man a child
Gone with his kin beneath the sea, may they be reconciled

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from The Pilgrim Soul, released July 25, 2005

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Maddie Southorn UK

Maddie Southorn is a UK singer/songwriter & pianist.

She has released 4 albums to date, all of which have gained plaudits and airplay in both the UK and the US and invited comparisons to Suzanne Vega and Kate Bush.

She has toured nationally and shared the stage with many highly respected artists, including Kirsty McGee, Seth Lakeman and Eddi Reader.

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