Cracking the Code

from Old Gods, Vol. 1 by Comrade Hat

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I'm cracking the code
Bit by bit
Don't ask me why
Or what I want with it
I'm rolling back the stone
From the tomb
So our secret talk
We can resume

I'm cracking the code
Working through the night
It's been there for years
But it's only just come to light
I'm searching through the shadows
Looking for a clue
I'm pulling back the undergrowth
Just to catch a better view

I like the green of far away fields
But I'm not too green to forget what is real
A lie's a lie whatever the shade
However sweet the tongue
However ripe the promise made

I'm cracking the code
But it eats at me
I don't understand
The life it leads
In silent valleys
Across centuries
A music and a weapon
Your ruthless tease

I'm cracking the code
I must do it alone
I thought we could crack it together
But each must crack his own
For yours is a code
I'll never understand
So I'll just slip back into the shadows
And keep speaking with the land

I like the green of far away fields
But I'm not too green to forget what is real
A lie's a lie whatever the shade
However sweet the tongue
However ripe the promise made

Surprise me, baby
Make it all worthwhile
Spring forth from the silence
Do it in style
But I know you will stay silent
And I'll not take it thick
Mar an té nach bhfuil laidir
Caithfidh sé a bheidh glic

I like the green of far away fields...

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from Old Gods, Vol. 1, released April 13, 2021
With SIobhán Shiels and Ruth McCartney: backing vocals

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Old Gods, Vol. 1 - Out Now

Comrade Hat is Neil Burns when he writes songs.

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