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The Wind

from My Own Way by Philip Jeays

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THE WIND

Through the day and through the night
Across the world the cold wind blows
Pushing you towards the fight
Where it comes from no-one knows
No-one knows to where it goes

It blows down from above
Till men will hide in any love
Till any love becomes enough
Whistle in me, whistle in me
Blowing failures long grown old
Until their minds grow so cold
They look for warmth in pots of gold
Whistle in me, whistle in me
Ah the wind it blows so strong
It blows so loud it blows so long
Mocking as it goes along
Whistle in me, whistle in me
Show your strength in guns and men
Fight your bloody wars and then
Swear you’ll never fight again
Whistle in me, whistle in me

Through the day and through the night
Across the world the cold wind blows
Pushing you towards the fight
Where it comes from no-one knows
No-one knows to where it goes

It blows so strongly round
Till men are glad to just lie down
With any tiny love they’ve found
Whistle in me, whistle in me
With a bottle or a whore
They try to shelter evermore
On a bed or on the floor
Whistle in me, whistle in me
Ah the wind it blows so strong
It blows so loud it blows so long
Mocking as it goes along
Whistle in me, whistle in me
What if you choose to send
All your food to starving men
This time next year they’ll starve again
Whistle in me, whistle in me

Through the day and through the night
Across the world the cold wind blows
Pushing you towards the fight
Where it comes from no-one knows
No-one knows to where it goes

It blows down through the trees
It forces men onto their knees
Before their social effigies
Whistle in me, whistle in me
On one knee they plight their troth
Till marriage rots them like a growth
Until in prayer they kneel on both
Whistle in me, whistle in me
Ah the wind it blows so strong
It blows so loud it blows so long
Mocking as it goes along
Whistle in me, whistle in me
Wash your hands in blood and tears
Hate the blacks and kick the queers
We’ve learnt a lot across the years
Whistle in me, whistle in me

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from My Own Way, released January 1, 2012

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