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Winter

by The Great Park

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WELL THEY CALLED ME A LIAR THOSE LIARS AND THOSE MEN AND THEY TOLD ME I AM STUPID TO WRITE YES AND THIS THING THAT I DO IS NOT HONEST AND TRUE WELL I KNOW WHAT I MAKE ISN'T FINE BUT I THOUGHT THEY WERE HOLY AND THAT THE LORD LOOKED UPON AND THAT THE PATH THAT THEY WALKED WAS DIVINE THERE'S ONE WAY IT GOES DOWN A SHALLOW MALLOW HOLE AND STILL I KNOW WHAT I MAKE ISN'T FINE I FOUND WINGS OF WET CLAY SODDEN AND STRANGE LEGS THAT DRAG AND WON'T RUN A STRAIGHT LINE THE BIRDS ARE BARELY AWAKE AND THEY BLINK IN THE DAY AND I KNOW WHAT I MAKE ISN'T FINE I SEE A SWALLOW A SWIFT A SWAN ON A CLIFF FEATHERS DUSTED IN CHALK AND LIME THE WIND DOES BLOW MY CRIMSON THROAT I KNOW WHAT I MAKE ISN'T FINE SO I MAKE A SHEET OF WET GLASS LEFT IT SHARP IN THE GRASS I FILL THE FIRE WITH RED BAILING TWINE I MAKE A SUDDEN SLIGHT BED FROM THE HAY IN THE SHED AND I KNOW WHAT I MAKE ISN'T FINE I MAKE A CUP OF BAD MILK I MAKE A PIG'S EAR FROM SILK I TIE A HORSE TO A HORSE MAKE A LINE AND I'LL LEAVE IT ALL THERE BETWEEN JESSWOOD AND CLARE AND I KNOW WHAT I MAKE ISN'T FINE AND AT THE CAVALRY CROSS AND ALONG THE DRY DOCKS THERE ARE PEOPLE WITHOUT SOUND MINDS AND THEY WILL LISTEN TO YOU AND DO ALL THAT YOU DO AND I KNOW WHAT I MAKE ISN'T FINE SHE TOOK A PIECE OF MY NOSE I TOOK A PIECE OF HER CHIN I TOOK HER TROUBLE AND MADE IT ALL MINE I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S TRUE I TOOK IT BLIND AND BLUE BUT I KNOW WHAT I MAKE ISN'T FINE
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'Winter' was recorded alone in Berlin in December 2010 (mostly on Christmas Day) and released on the 10th of January 2011.

This download includes lyrics and images - the cd version includes hand stamped sleeve and unique fotoautomat photograph on each and is available at The Great Park and Woodland Recordings websites.

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released January 10, 2011

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Stephen Burch. Problem folk, songs with words.

"Ein Singer-Songwriter ist immer auch Poet. Und Burch ist ein ganz besonderer." (Süddeutsche Zeitung)

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