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Slouching Towards Bethlehem

from Murmur by Maddie Southorn

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Take these hands small and white
Press the beads between them pray with all your might
Cast the stones, second sight will not light a candle for the world's dark night
Empty eye heart of stone
Raise a graven image - see how much we've grown
Fervent prayers to atone
Will not cleanse the earth of all the seeds we've sown
People weep, people moan at the altar of a god that crumbled long ago
This rough beast we appease turns his face away and brings us to our knees
Clutch at straws holding fast, clinging to a way of life that cannot last
Hollow man, men of glass - if we don't learn then we're damned to repeat the past

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from Murmur, released June 1, 2010

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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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