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Howl Lyrics

Howl for my homeland
Wherever that was
And howl for the homage
That's been gone and lost

To the passing and temporal
The eons gone by
There's nothing to praise
Not in earth, sea or sky
All was holy has been shot
And in flying too low
The rest will soon follow
Oh, the rest will soon go

Stay in the light, Joe
Stay with yourself
Put up a fight
Don't rest on the shelf

Growl at the pedestal
Growl at the pinch
The last of the ports
Has broken the winch

Oh the legacy is gone
And the people who knew
Have lost their minds
Oh left, there's a few
Who are choking on what
And the will to hold on
With their principles pinned
To the courts up above

Stay in the light, Joe
Stay with yourself
Put up a fight
Don't rest on the shelf

Me and the teardrop
Me and the mountain
Oh me and the cheque
And to meet my accountant
Oh me and the wolf
Who has eaten my heart
And me and my friends
Who laugh in the dark
Oh and you and yours two
And you are yours three
And you and yours ever
And ever be free

Stay in the light, Joe
Stay with yourself
Put up a fight
Don't rest on the shelf
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Cover art for Howl lyrics by Johnny Flynn

"courts of a bomb" definitely... other mistakes I don't know the truth.

Which line are you referring to?

"with their principles binned to the courts of above." It is "a bomb," right? Am I wrong...

Cover art for Howl lyrics by Johnny Flynn

I thought it was "course of a bomb"? Like nuclear tracking?

And the other thing, with the missing line, could it be:

Not in Earth, sea or sky, Oh what's whole has been shot And in flying too low, The rest'll soon follow, oh the rest'll soon go.

Maybe?

Cover art for Howl lyrics by Johnny Flynn

I like to think he means

To the passing and temples
The eons gone by There's nothing to praise Not in earth, sea or sky Oh, what's holy has been shot And in time to know The rest will soon follow All the rest will soon go

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Cover art for Howl lyrics by Johnny Flynn

the missing line >> All was holy has been shot >>> ALL THE WORDS ALWAYS BEEN SHOT

i can't understand what 'courts of a bomb' is referring to O__O

courts of a bomb > read on previous comments and not on the lyrics!

Cover art for Howl lyrics by Johnny Flynn

It's "the courts of above" not about bombs, about heaven

Cover art for Howl lyrics by Johnny Flynn

I think this is about the vagaries of fame, the sort-of wanting/courting it but wanting to stay true to self and having artistic integrity and control. Maybe?

 
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