Back to Bethlehem

from Golden Greats Vol. 3 by John Ralston

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Photography: Monica McGivern
Design: Jacob Kaplan
Camp Thunderbee Records
Recorded by Marc Ward at Elegbaland Studios

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Think on me lovingly if you think of me at all. Disconnect me from the power lines in your brain's hallowed hall.
Be with me now. Be with me now. I've bowed my head to walk the miles. Back to Bethlehem.

Sweet Lord, I've been suffering. There's a war inside my brain. I used to be sure of so many things, but the knots came loose I'm afraid.
Be with me now. Be with me now.
I've bowed my head to walk the miles. Back to Bethlehem.

Salt in the wound. Supper on the vine. I've got legs and arms that work, but a heart that will not climb. A heart that will not climb...

Be with me now. Be with me now. My throat is dull from cannibals. They're all along the road the Bethlehem.

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from Golden Greats Vol. 3, released March 16, 2015
Recorded by Marc Ward at Elegbaland Studios
Drums: Jonathan Wilkins
Bass: Dan Bonebrake
Electric Guitar: Nathan Jezek
Bark: Nico

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