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Impertinent Pigeons

from The Glassy Mountain by Sophie Ramsay

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The world is impertinent pigeons
And the time-share of sunlight and lamps
And the city is spruced and the city is spinning
To shake off the days of the damp.
The world is bicycle streets
And the clang-bang and clattered repair
As the city is shined and the city is oiled
To turn in the nonchalant air. Da-a da...

And I have been so inconsolable
So muted, bewildered in black
And though I have chalked the streets with your was-ness
There never is any way back
The world is without you my love
And although I have tacked and jibed
I have seen always your absence in front
And always your absence behind.

The world is impertinent pigeons
And the time-share of sunlight and lamps
And the city is spruced and the city is spinning
To shake off the days of the damp.
The world is sky-skittish sparrows
And everywhere light is sown
And the toothy mouthed houses are grinning and gleaming
And I am all alone.

The world is impertinent pigeons
And the time-share of sunlight and lamps
And the city is spruced and the city is spinning
To shake off the days of the damp.
The world is without you my love
And although I have tacked and jibed
I have seen always your absence in front
And always your absence behind.

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from The Glassy Mountain, released November 2, 2013

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Sophie Ramsay UK

Sophie Ramsay sings old and new folk: songs from her native Scotland alongside originals with poetic lyrics. ‘The Glassy Mountain' (2013): ‘undeniably beautiful’ (fRoots), 'Joanna Newsom meets Belle and Sebastian' (R2). ‘The Seas Between Us’ (2016): 'Atmospheric, elegant and beguiling.' (Songlines). ‘Deeply moving’ (fRoots). Sophie tours regularly with cellist singer Sarah Smout. ... more

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