rivers

from Leitmotif by The Ant Farm Collective

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lyrics

can you hear rivers coming
rising high, running wild
if so say goodbye to your innocent eyes
if you believe in liars
take your deceits to him
he’ll anoint pilgrims in baptism of fire

hear the pounding of his rhythm reach to you
it is plucking bloody leeches from your soul
he is the one true preacher
he’s the liar and the seer
bringing the flood to the insincere
repent – the rivers here

from the delta to the city
screaming through atlantic storms
his mission deep, the current strong, an unstoppable force
he is beating down the temples
calling forth the faithful to his cause
as his sermons and disciples bring down the walls

hear the pounding of his rhythm reach to you …etc

to exorcise your demons and emancipate your soul
bringing those blues back home

rivers’ roots run clearly
drowning burning crosses and their hate
whose echoes, down the age, still resonate
his blues spill like a deluge
extinguishing white hellfire and rage
and ghosts rising from the ashes shall celebrate

hear the pounding of his rhythm reach to you …etc

credits

from Leitmotif, released December 10, 2015
written by tim o’connor

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Tim O'Connor Hull, UK

Tim O'Connor is an English Folk/Rock songwriter based in Yorkshire, UK, Performing & recording since the late Seventies, Tim has released a large catalogue of albums, 39 to date, available on his record label, Uilleand Music.

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cowfisH, from 1992 onwards.

The Ant Farm Collective, from 2014-2017.

Tim O’Connor & the Poachers 2018- ... more

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