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While The Radio Plays

from Open Up The Pit EP by Harry Harris

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I am woken by gulls, they caw as they circle the sky
And the fog in the air brings a tear to this young woman's eye
And I make enough coffee for two, 'cause this force of habit's like gravity's pull
Some days it grounds me, some days it just weighs me down

And it's Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire
My love is far from here
German bight, Humber and Thames,
The rain falls like bombs now and then
Shannon, West Malin and Hebrides
Oh to think of those breathing seas
Fair isles and Faeroes,
How hard the wind blows these days
While the radio plays

And this town is so quiet, it's just weddings and funerals and tides
While you're stood on the starboard in storms with a pole and a line
And I don't know how you stay on your feet
I've seen you fall into gutters at three sheets
You say you leave your ring by your cot, just in case

And it's Viking...

And you're going to come back, you tell me whenever you leave
But when you come back, darling, it's the briefest reprieve
And I don't know if I can take it much longer
'Cause I'm getting older but I'm not getting stronger
But you whisper "Darling, I love you. Darling, I love you. Darling, I love you."

And it's Viking...

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from Open Up The Pit EP, released July 3, 2020
Backing vocals by Ellen Harris

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Harry Harris is a Welsh songwriter, based in Edinburgh.

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