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The glory

from Like the river by Alex MacDonald

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This is all about oppression in various forms, about how people can take all sorts of things from you, but there’s one thing they can’t take… or is there?

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THE GLORY

People of the islands, of the hills and of the sea
On the deep green water the long ships were sailing
Harvests of the land, harvests of the sea
Provide for our children without failing
They came for us in the daylight, their hearts as dark as night
Our warriors abroad, betrayed in the fight
They took our land and language, left us nowhere to hide
But they couldn't take the glory away from our side

I've seen the glory in the light upon the land
In a dark-haired beauty and in banners unfurled
But I've seen it most on the pages of the book
Where I've seen the glory of the face beyond the world
But they came for me in schools and on a TV screen
In science and in slyness and where they would not be seen
They took away my innocence, my wonder and my pride
But they couldn't take the glory away from my side

Created in the glory of the union of love
A tapestry of wonder, woven in the womb
Growing to a pattern reflected from above
She lay enfolded in the shelter of her room
But they came for her with arguments about a right to choose
In a battle for her sisters to win she had to lose
They took away her body, they broke it and they lied
But they couldn't take the glory away from her side

They came for the foreigners whose faces didn't fit
For the handicapped and helpless, the worthless and the weak
But you were none of these and you never said a word
So when they came for you, there was no one left to speak
They take away your freedom, they take away your right
They take away your conscience and your will to fight
Till you're broken by the burden and in the dark you've died
And then they'll take the glory away from your side
But will they take the glory away from your side?

(c) Alex J MacDonald

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from Like the river, released October 4, 2008
Alex MacDonald: vocals, guitar
Doug MacDonald: bass guitar,drums

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Alex MacDonald Edinburgh, UK

Grew up in Kildonan Strath, Sutherland, where I loved the psalms and hymns and the old folk songs my father had learned from his drover grand uncle.Went on to Cash, the Clancys and Corries, Tom Paxton and Dylan. Started playing guitar and writing songs in my teens, but only started recording this century with my rock band sons! Either solo or with my band, I've played all over Scotland. ... more

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