A Haunting
DEADLETTER
Album : Hysterical Strength
Composition : Zac Woolley
Composing : George Ullyott, Will King, Alfie Husband, Samuel Jones, Poppy Jacqueline Richler, Zac Woolley
Catches a glance in the glass of a florist
That just about fills his mouth up with vomit
A ghoul resides within and it's a forebear of his homeland
Sees a Luger round his waist, silver dagger in his hand
Falls down to the curb and he starts to pound his fists
Against the cobbles and the tarmac as snot falls down to his lips
Cries out for an exorcist, makes crucifix with arms
Feels responsible for suffering yet he’s never answered calls to arms
And on his shoulders is a build up
Of murder and destruction
Yet he would never lift a finger
Against another human
And now another, at the water's edge, sees
Jacket, ruffled cuffs from another century
A daemon’s breaking out and its one of his ancestors
He goes pale as a sheet and fixates on the royal crest
Disgusted not the word as all of this was overseen
And approved of without hesitance by a dear, beloved queen
As he burns the flag worn high upon the seas he bellows
“If there is a God, send a lightning bolt to me!”
And on his shoulders is a build up
Of murder and destruction
Yet he would never lift a finger
Against another human
But we must not live plagued with guilt
Left by the stains our countries built
And learn from what in past was done
All fathers, daughters, mothers, sons
To see that history won’t repeat
So long as we are on our feet
The past is ugly must be said
But all of us must look ahead
And use our strength and sight instead
For most who partook, long since dead - they’re long since dead!
And on our shoulders is a build up
Of murder and destruction
Yet we would never lift a, never lift a, never lift a, never lift a, never lift a, never lift a, never lift a
And on our shoulders is a build up
Of murder and destruction
Yet he would never lift a finger
Against another human