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Midnight in the Holy City
Playground for restless souls
Graveyards for the sons of Ft. Sumpter
And the ghostly daughters
Wait for their boys to come home
Moonlight in the Holy City
So thick it warms the air
Burned my heart on a sweet southern flame
Like a hug from your mama saying it will be OK
Spilt my blood, in the Holy City
Seen the flood of a thousand rains
I ran away from the Holy City
Heard the spirits in the steeple singing
You'll be back again
Sunrise in the Holy City
The kings and queens shuffle by
I'm born here of my own ashes
Just lay me down here when I die
Spilt my blood, in the Holy City
Seen the flood of a thousand rains
I ran away from the Holy City
Heard the spirits in the steeple singing
You'll be back again
Playground for restless souls
Graveyards for the sons of Ft. Sumpter
And the ghostly daughters
Wait for their boys to come home
So thick it warms the air
Burned my heart on a sweet southern flame
Like a hug from your mama saying it will be OK
Seen the flood of a thousand rains
I ran away from the Holy City
Heard the spirits in the steeple singing
You'll be back again
The kings and queens shuffle by
I'm born here of my own ashes
Just lay me down here when I die
Seen the flood of a thousand rains
I ran away from the Holy City
Heard the spirits in the steeple singing
You'll be back again
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This is yet another song about Charleston SC!
This is the roadtrip song that I turn up loud when I am driving to the Holy City (Charleston,SC) There is so much history in C-town. It is a place that calls you back and you want more of it. There are TONS of churches in C-town which is where "Holy City" comes from. I remember Edwin sang this at one of his shows...amazing!
This is a ballad about the outbreak of the Civil War at Ft Sumpter in what's known now as the Holy of City Charleston, SC. It's a sad song from the mindset of a young southern soilder torn between his southern obligations to take part in the battle, the love he left behind and his discontented soul for all the bloodshed and horrors the war brings. The lyrics are so compelling. It makes me think about the horrible conditions these men felt as they were endured and died. I feel as though I'm right there witnessing his experience. He lived the battle and left the Holy City but he knows the ghost of his memories and the love of his southern roots will call him back one day. I love the way this song portrays such a vivid yet abstract account of our past. Excellent writing...beautiful melody.