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Bear This Child

from Quiet Giant by Emma Langford

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lyrics

5. Bear This Child

I never chose to bear this child, it just sort of wouldn't go away
and oh but I thought "well, wouldn't it be nice?" ‘til it was here one day
and now I can't shake it, I can't drink enough to drink it away

Kicks me when I'm down, and harder when I’m on the up…

I never chose to keep your life but you wouldn't let me be
cries in the night as I'm drifting off, you've used up all of me
and now I can't break free, break away

Kicks me when I'm down, and harder when I'm on the up
picks the meat from my bones and dries me up

And I didn't want to be an angry person,
lost control when the seed set roots
made me sick, made me weak, now I live in walking boots
good for walking, I'm done talking, I'm done with untruths

kicks me when I'm down, and harder when I'm on the up
picks the meat from my bones and dries me up

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from Quiet Giant, released October 18, 2017

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Emma Langford Limerick, Ireland

Emma is a Limerick-based songwriter with strong folk, traditional influences that shine through her work

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