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Black Mountain Quarry

from To The Pine Roots by Iain Archer

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this song isn't about the black forest, it is the musings of the black mountain in belfast

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With the pallor of a spook
And the wiry gait I undertook
There hung from fraying thread
My heart inside my hopeful chest
The gravel underfoot, the slow incline that bends my boot
I’ve lost my precious will, I have burned what I set out to fulfil


But I could dig a fresh gem from the Black Mountain Quarry
Oh! my heart is stone-cold and my soul is full of worry
But I’ll be waiting for the thaw like a little bird told me
Oh Black Mountain Quarry


The rooks cry with remiss
As if to say “I’m tired of this”
While on their sable wing
The stars, the moon and everything
That emanates a glow, is consumed and never spoken of
I too would meet this fate, but no glow have I recovered yet


But I could dig a fresh gem from the Black Mountain Quarry
Oh! my heart is stone-cold and my soul is full of worry
But I’ll be waiting for the thaw like a little bird told me
Oh Black Mountain Quarry

credits

from To The Pine Roots, track released March 23, 2009
Guitars, Vocals: Iain Archer
Drums: Phil Wilkinson
Double Bass: Jon Kensington
Additional Vocals: Miriam Kaufmann
Engineered: Dave Lynch & Iain Archer

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Iain Archer London, UK

iain archer is a singer-songwriter from bangor, northern ireland

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