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The Howling Wind

from Dearly Departed by Bannerman

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There’s a howling wind
Coming off the oily bay
And the rot has settled on skin
Of the men who come to toil
So Glorious
See the rise of columns and swords
Bring the fire we’ll crush the Gods
In the bloodless eyes we hire
To destroy and to inspire
Will the echoes die?

And here on the banks of freedom
We lie where we fall
We touch and recoil
Like lovers in times of war
And when it’s done
We’ll recline in the soil
We’ll be blind forever more.

There’s a howling wind
Sweeping out the desert graves
All the farmers gather your kin
You’ve got hungry souls to save
We’ve got lions laws
Cross the Rhine and into the claws
Every child believes the Lord
Will our family’s home be razed?
Will the gremlin’s grin be broad?
Or will we all be saved?

And here on the banks of freedom
We lie where we fall
We touch and recoil
Like lovers in times of war
And when it’s over
We’ll be drunk
We’ll be tired
We’ll be old
We’ll be tried and hung.

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from Dearly Departed, released October 31, 2011

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Bannerman Berlin, Germany

Bannerman was the first solo project of Richie Setford and featured musicians from New Zealand and Berlin including Alaister Deverick, Oliver Emmitt, Cass Basil, Flip Grater, Cole Goodley, Finn and Tam Scholes, Siobhanne Thompson, Hollie Fullbrook, Ben Anderson, Erez Frank and Magnus Bang-Olsen.

In 2012 Angela Keoghan's 'Dearly Departed' artwork won the NZ Music Award for best cover art.
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