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Walk the Furrows Lyrics
Where's that horse you rode in on?
Where's that fair-faced young man?
You carried their dead weight and let it fall by the wayside
And buried those years one dark evening
Now in a land without leaders
I listen close to the soil beneath me
And keep my heart with yours
And yes, we know there're others
And yes, we feel the ground shifting below us
Keep, keep the secret
Walk the furrows
Mend the fences
Plum, plum and level
Go inside
Stow the shovel
Keep, keep the secret
Walk the furrows
Mend the fences
Plum, plum and level
Go inside
Stow the shovel
Now it's time
Heat the kettle
Let the wars
Tell the story
Keep the joy
Keep the quiet
No, you're not shy
You have that fire
Smoldering
Keep the joy
Keep the quiet
No, you're not shy
Keep the fire
Smoldering
Where's that fair-faced young man?
You carried their dead weight and let it fall by the wayside
And buried those years one dark evening
I listen close to the soil beneath me
And keep my heart with yours
And yes, we know there're others
And yes, we feel the ground shifting below us
Walk the furrows
Mend the fences
Plum, plum and level
Go inside
Stow the shovel
Walk the furrows
Mend the fences
Plum, plum and level
Go inside
Stow the shovel
Heat the kettle
Let the wars
Tell the story
Keep the joy
Keep the quiet
No, you're not shy
You have that fire
Keep the joy
Keep the quiet
No, you're not shy
Keep the fire
Smoldering
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I don't know, but I think it's;
Where’s that horse you rode in on? Where’s that fair-faced young man? You carried their dead weight and let it fall by the wayside And buried those years one dark evening
Now in a land without leaders I listen close to the soil beneath me And keep my heart with yours And yes, we know there’re others And yes, we feel the ground shifting below us
Keep, keep the secret Walk the furrows Mend the fences
Plumb, Plumb and level Go inside Stow the shovel
Keep, keep the secret Walk the furrows Mend the fences
Plumb, Plumb and level Go inside Stow the shovel
Now it’s time Heat the kettle Let the wars Tell the story
Keep the joy Keep the quiet No, you’re not shy You have that fire
Smoldering
Keep the joy Keep the quiet No, you’re not shy Keep the fire
Smoldering
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Seems like it's about trying to get on with day to day life while the world is in chaos.....at least that's what the latter part of the song seems to say....the first few lines seem like they are about something else.
I thought it maybe was about someone who fought in a war and survived, but has seen terrible things. The fair-faced young man can both be reference to a friend he lost, or to himself (who is now not that bright faced and eager anymore, after everything...)
He goes back home and carries on living a normal life, he tries to forget ("You carried their dead weight and let it fall by the wayside and buried those years one dark evening") but he still remembers everything that happened ("Keep the secret")
The song is a kind of mantra for this person to keep going ("Plumb and level", to be normal and well adjusted) and to leave the war behind him ("Stow the shovel") and try to be happy even though terrible things happened ("Keep the Joy"). This person might seem somewhat withdrawn from society and antisocial ("Keep the quiet") but this is not what is going on inside his head... ("No, you're not shy, keep the fire... smoldering")
While it sounds like he says 'let the wars tell the story,' he may very well be saying 'let the waters tell the story' as that, to me, seems to fit better with 'heat the kettles'
Either way, this song is a gem