The Barr Brothers

Give The Devil Back His Heart

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Son
Take nothing to the East
Give the Devil back his heart
Mother, pray for us
We are not sleeping while the others are sleeping

Every bone I beg
Every puppet show
Every by-gone
That says “Baby, don’t be that way”
Every dog on the prowl
Every Julius
Every moth barreling towards a flame

Psalm 121
Is that my sun coming over the hillside
Father, pray for us
We are not sleeping while the others are sleeping

Every bone I beg
Every puppet show
Every by-gone
That says “Baby, don’t be that way”
Every dog on the prowl
Every Tiberius
Every moth barreling towards a flame

Son
Take nothing to the East
That’s the day I made my vow
Mother, pray for us
We will be sleeping when the Devil is sleeping

Give the Devil back his heart(6x)

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cyberghost On Aug 22, 2012

Even The Darkness Has Arms

Beggar In The Morning

Old Mythologies

Come In The Water

Cloud (For Lhasa)

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by Cyberghost

13y ago

Julius and Tiberius are Roman Emperors.....they represent tyranny.

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