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The matriarch song

from river sea wind by the o'flahertys

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lyrics

I’ve been to most places a woman can go
I’ve walked across the moorlands, I’ve touched the stones
I’ve gathered the driftwood that the tides lay down
Upon the burning black sand of the wild west coast

Upon the burning black sand of the wild west coast

Yes and I stood in the room where the Great Artist had worked
Brush stroke miracles, the cactus in bloom
But from the doorway I heard a litany of pain
The scars on the earth lit by the light of the moon
Cities destroyed by fire and rain

Cities destroyed by fire and rain

I followed the instructions step by step
I bowed my head, went down on my knees
I wore the ash on my skin, drank the holy blood
Washed the feet of the saviour to atone for my sin

I washed the feet of the saviour to atone for my sin

Now my tribe is scattered, there’s mist in the air
No more waves on the water and the time is here
To offer you my verse for the matriarch song
I will offer you my verse for the matriarch song
Offer you my verse for the matriarch song

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from river sea wind, released April 6, 2015
Composed by Chris O'Flaherty

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the o'flahertys Montpellier, France

This is a father/son collaboration. The son breathes music into the father's lyrics and hey presto 12 heartfelt songs.

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