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Bury Him Down

from Jubilee by Alice Bierhorst

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Poetic take on a death in a small town

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Bury Him Down
©2005 Alice Bierhorst/BMI

This place that I call home
Littered with flowers and stones
Where the grass grows greenest
That's where they laid his bones
That's where they laid his bones

With every window thrown open
With every door ajar
Headlights on the ceiling
Like a shooting star

Bread cooling in a basket
Knife sharp til it shone
Heavy weighs the silence
When you're all alone
When you're all alone

Not every martyr will be sainted
Not every martyr is named
In the shed, fresh painted
Hanging by a chain
Hanging by a chain

Now we bring him flowers
Lay them on the ground
And if the water rises higher
We'll have to BURY HIM DOWN
We'll have to BURY HIM DOWN
Down…down

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from Jubilee, released February 12, 2005

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Alice Bierhorst New York, New York

Alice Bierhorst is a visionary singer and songmaker. Ethereal and earthy, tender and tough, her music draws upon classical music, 60's and 70's pop, roots rock, Tin Pan Alley, and dreamy indie folk. Debussy, Kate Bush, Burt Bacharach, Carole King, Nick Drake, Brian Wilson, Judee Sill in the mix. A voice clear and plaintive, airy and grounded, full of wonder, tenderness and love. ... more

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