I wrote this song in summer 2014 as bombed rained down on Gaza and Aleppo. It was originally released in 2018 on "The World is like a Crazy Goat". I re-recorded it in January 2023 with Ailsa Mair (the Fairytale Cellist) and Nicolas Davalan (double bass) and released the new version in November 2023.
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Waltz with me darling waltz with me my love, E C#m A B waltz with me sweetheart we're floating above C#m G#m A E all of the death and destruction below, if C#m G#m A B B7 we were to fall and die no one would know waltz with my darling waltz with me my girl, lets dance to the airport and we'll fly 'round the world you laugh, but I'm serious, one of these days, we'll earn enough to escape from this place E C#m A B leave all this carnage and violence, defy all those who wish to silence us Hide with me darling hide with me my dear, don't talk to loud or they might overhear, all of the secrets my heart says to you when will they leave us to live as we choose? Run with me darling, lets set ourselves free leave our fraught, dissected community one of these days we'll be happy again away from this tragedy, hardship and pain B7 B7 but my love how could we leave our community burning, only the memories returning, if we left all this carnage and violence, who'd stand up to those who silence us |
We demand freedom and equality for all, regardless of ethnicity, religion, tribe, sexuality or gender! Freedom and security for one group cannot come at the expense of another group. We must work together with diplomacy, compassion and understanding to overcome our differences and learn to live together. Violence is never the answer! A better future is possible. #Endtheoccupation #endthesiege #stopthegenocide #stopthewar
