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A song about the histories inches beneath our feet, and our unknowing willingness to repeat the mistakes of the past - the locations mentioned are all in or near Chester.
lyrics
At the George and Dragon near Northgate arch
Down in the cellars you can hear them marching
The old Roman road beneath the town
The youth of Gaul who died for Rome
Were memorialized with carven stones
Their bones, so far from their childhood homes
At the height of the English civil war
Where a thousand fell at Rowton Moor, what were they fighting for?
There lie the bodies of boys and madmen, red waves on violent coasts
Lured by legends that liars fashion, lauded with drunken toasts
All for a legacy kings imagine, so say the Cheshire ghosts
Cold mist can’t conceal shallow graves, we kissed by cold steel, our lives gave
Flags and formations,death drew near, poisoned ambition, faith and fear
Deep lie the bodies of boys discarded, wuthering sleepless hosts
Unquiet souls of our dear departed, so say the Cheshire ghosts
Spring rains won’t wash these crimes away, Royalists and Roundheads in the clay
Roman blood in the river Dee, all innocence swept out to sea
All for a legacy kings imagine, so say the Cheshire ghosts
Two thousand years since Minerva’s shrine
We send our youth to the borderline, to playout an ancient pantomime
It’s human nature they will say
The dark side we’re compelled to obey, it’s our choice to turn and walk away
credits
from Cheshire Ghosts,
released January 1, 2023
Ramlee Oak - Vocals / Bass / Drums
Peter Rand - Keys
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