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When Night Comes Down

from The Coal Road E​.​P. by Oliver Young

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She is a tower she is tall
Head and shoulders above the world
And there is strength inside her walls
But some would say she's got no soul

But I've been there when the night comes down
And the last four wheels disappear from sound
Out of the dark the wind shook the trees
I could have sworn that I heard her speak

She said: 'You weren't supposed to see me like this
With my mighty streets filled with emptiness
When the workers all go I ain't got much left
But you weren't supposed to see me like this'

She is a rock, oh she is strong
Rooted to the same old spot for so damn long
And she won't be moved one inch
There she'll remain just as long as she lives

But I've been there when the night comes down
And no one's impressed when there's no one around
Out of the dark the wind struck my face
I coulda sworn that I heard her say:

'You weren't supposed to see me like this
With my mighty streets filled with emptiness
When the workers all go I ain't got much left
But you weren't supposed to see me like this.'

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from The Coal Road E​.​P., track released February 16, 2013
Words and music by Oliver Young

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Oliver Young Auckland, New Zealand

Oliver Young howls his home spun folk and blues yarns, backed by his trusty slide guitar and harmonica. For his latest EP, he's backed by the dynamic group of London musicians known as The Powder Keg - Martin Holliday, Ian Siddy and Amanda Larsson. It was all going swimmingly then Oliver fucked everything up by moving to Auckland. ... more

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