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If You Build It They Will Come

from Turn Your Back On The Crown by The Great Park

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    The third in a trilogy of albums recorded in the kitchen at home in Nuremberg. 'Turn Your Back On The Crown' collects eight new songs and features Johny Lamb (Thirty Pounds Of Bone) on cornet, Sophia Basler (Myself When Young) on violin and Stefanie (Vivian Void) on backing vocals.

    The physical release comes with an eight page lyric / chord insert with unique map cover and a hand stamped CDr in a 100% recycled sleeve. All physical orders include an immediate download.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Turn Your Back On The Crown via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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lyrics

IF YOU BUILD IT THEY WILL COME

SO THEY PAID ME OFF WITH A CROOKED PIECE OF GOLD
AND NOW I GOT ME THIS HERE LUMP IN MY THROAT
YES I AM DOWN WHERE THE LUCKY MEN GO
I GOT A SKINFUL I GOT YOU LET’S HIT THE ROAD

WELL I FOUND A SQUARE OF DIRT CLEAR OF LEAVES AND WEEDS
I GOT A BONE IN MY LEG WILL YOU DANCE WITH ME 
YOU GOT SMOKES I GOT THE BOTTLE LET’S MAKE A TEAM
THEY GOT THE GUNS BUT WE GOT THE NUMBERS ME AND THEE

AND WHEN WE LEFT ST FRANCIS WE DIDN’T HAVE TO WALK
NO WE WERE CARRIED BY THREE BROTHERS WHO STOOD TALL
AND THEY WERE SOLEMN THEY WERE SILENT BUT THEY KNEW IT ALL
AND WE WERE JUST TWO WOUNDED BIRDS SAD AND SMALL

AND WHEN THE CUCKOO GOT HIS CLAWS INTO OUR HOUSE
ALL THE BAILIFFS IN THE WORLD COULDN'T GET HIM OUT
HE’S NOT TO BLAME IT’S JUST HIS WAY
AND IT’S NOT UNFAIR MEAN OR STRANGE
BUT THERE WAS NOWHERE LEFT FOR US TO GO BUT DOWN

AND IF YOU BUILD IT THEY WILL COME
I KEEP MY GOOD EYE ON THE DOOR
WE WERE THE BOYS WHO HAD EVERYTHING
I WAS SO QUICK TO LOSE IT ALL

BUT IS THAT OCEAN LOOK HOW THEY SKY IS CLEAR AHEAD
I CAN SEE IT AS WE’RE COMING ROUND THE BEND
YEAH WE'LL BE SAFE SOON MY FAIR FEATHERED FRIEND
TAKE A BREAK HERE TO DRAW OUT THE END

WE COULD ALL USE A QUIET PLACE IN WHICH TO SLEEP
AND I’M A SIMPLE MAN NO NEED TO BE SMART WITH ME
THERE WILL COME A TIME WHEN ALL OF THIS WILL CEASE TO BE
EMPTY BEDS EMPTY CHAIRS ME AND THEE

I THINK WE ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO MAKE THE BOAT IN TIME
SO SET YOUR TROUBLES DOWN AND LAY EM NEXT TO MINE
BREATHE THAT SEA AIR DEEP WE’RE DOING FINE
WE COULD ALMOST BELIEVE EVERY LIE

WHEN I WAS YOUNG I WANTED TO RUN INTO THE TREES
I SAT AND WATCHED PAINT DRY I WASTED WEEKS
NOW YOU GOT THE SMOKES I GOT THE BOTTLE WE MAKE A TEAM
THEY GOT THE GUNS BUT WE GOT THE NUMBERS ME AND THEE

(Thanks to WP Kinsella for the inspiration)

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from Turn Your Back On The Crown, released May 8, 2016

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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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