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lyrics
The elder lady took the train
With her handbag & flowery scarf
At the lone, deserted station
Like a cowering, dwindling dwarf.
Onto the clinic, breathing heavy
The sun burnt scars into the ground
Face down at the great, big table
Sullen daughter made no sound.
These long corridors at the hospital
Longer hours scrubbing floors
Sister Rosa wore a wooden cross
Yet put shame upon the poor.
And the hurt down in her belly
Just like those arrows in the head
Her legs had turned to jelly
The mirror said: “You’re dead”.
Oh, why don’t you give it up - Oh, why don’t you give it up
Oh, why don’t you give it up - Oh, why don’t you…?
On the train back to the village
So many lonely, clinging farms
When your spirit’s torn and pillaged
Hope for blessings – count the harm.
And, oh, Father came to get her
In the carriage, brooding, tall
No word there on the journey
His back just like a wall.
It’ll be easier
It’ll be easier
It’ll be easier
Easier…
Back at home and all is different
November’s right before the door
The pastor spouts forgiveness
Yet puts shame upon the poor.
And Baby’s in the corridor
They say he has to leave
She’ll curse this love forevermore
If she sets her mind to grieve.
Oh, why don’t you give it up
Oh, why don’t you give it up
Oh, why don’t you give it up
Oh, why don’t you give it up
Give it up!
Give it up!
Give it up!
credits
from The Beauty of Lost Causes,
released August 19, 2022
words by Michael Frei
music by Michael Frei & Emilie Roulet
Emilie Roulet: Piano, Vocals
Michael Frei: Vocals
Chris Diggelmann : Recording, Mixing, Producing, Mastering
Main Recording : Mazzive Sound, Bellmund, CH, January 10/11 2021
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