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[Coat of black, coat of black]
[Weary waiting, weary waiting]
I turn out the light,
We kiss goodnight.
And weary waiting,
Weary waiting to come closer,
Closer to where we belong.
Outside, the city children brandish,
Sharp, their knives - sharpen knives,
And come closer,
Closer to where we belong.
If you'll be weak,
Then I'll be strong.
When the night is long.
Trust all the years you'll wait to find,
This man, who's loved you your whole life,
So come closer,
Closer to where we belong.
Just close your eyes,
Let those foxes fight.
The children of this city sharp their knives [come closer],
Closer to where we belong.
And if I be weak,
Won't you be strong?
When the night is long.
If I'll be weak,
Chomreedhoo, chomreedhoo*.
When the night is long.
Close your eyes,
Let the foxes fight.
Close your eyes,
Come closer to where we belong.
Where we belong,
When the night is long.
When the night is long.
[*Manx Gaelic for 'coat of black']
[Weary waiting, weary waiting]
We kiss goodnight.
And weary waiting,
Weary waiting to come closer,
Closer to where we belong.
Sharp, their knives - sharpen knives,
And come closer,
Closer to where we belong.
Then I'll be strong.
When the night is long.
This man, who's loved you your whole life,
So come closer,
Closer to where we belong.
Let those foxes fight.
The children of this city sharp their knives [come closer],
Closer to where we belong.
Won't you be strong?
When the night is long.
Chomreedhoo, chomreedhoo*.
When the night is long.
Let the foxes fight.
Close your eyes,
Come closer to where we belong.
When the night is long.
When the night is long.
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From a live session where Patrick played this song live: Chomreedhoo is blackbird in Manx Gaelic. The song was inspired by a Manx Gaelic folk song called the Blackbird. Patrick was inspired by the story which was about a lover yearning for their loved one to come home in the metaphor of Blackbird. Patrick said that he however updated the song to London and that it is about "love existing in a hard tough society".
In a tweet to me, he replied:
In a tweet to me, he replied:
"Veloocheet (blackbird) Chomreedhoo (coat of black) i'm 99% sure, thankyou for asking! x"
"Veloocheet (blackbird) Chomreedhoo (coat of black) i'm 99% sure, thankyou for asking! x"
http://twitter.com/#!/_PATRICK_WOLF/status/68462427855003648
http://twitter.com/#!/_PATRICK_WOLF/status/68462427855003648
[whoops, meant to add this to the above...]
[whoops, meant to add this to the above...]
although 'velocheet' doesn't appear in the song, so I'm a bit confused.
although 'velocheet' doesn't appear in the song, so I'm a bit confused.
The song is so beautiful....truly worthy of a million glowing comments...sadly there is next to none.
THIS is a love song.