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Had the chorus for ages and knew it would be about countering some crazy world view, then an old friend got in touch and tried to convince me that the Beatles didn't write most of their songs but had ghost writers in the background. Then I stumbled on a website with a whole loony diatribe of skewed reasoning trying to prove their point.

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THE HOLY BOOK SONG

You’re saying the road is one straight line
But I know the path is serpentine
I heard you say the moon was full
But the crescent slipped behind my hill

You’re looking through someone else’s eyes
You twist and stare, no compromise
You’re layering up conspiracies
You’re trying to force me to believe

So ring out the bells
Flush out the bars
Shake all the sweeties from the colourful jars
Tell the kids to take a day off school
For I’ve found a book that’s much holier than yours

You paint the leaves on your holy tree
And hum your hymns so fervently
You stand in line, assuage your sin
Back on the streets your divining hurricanes

You leave your heart in the lost and found
But you dropped your keys on some dry waste ground
You wheedle out your woeful tale
No one’s used like you, you rant and rail

And your heart will entreat you, reach you in play
Those words left unspoken, will open out to say
You’ll really see me
You’ll really see me
You’ll really see me
One day

You call me to the betrothal feast
Sprinkle spices on the fatted beast
The gilded girls will glide and sing
Then release the vipers back into the ring

So whose are the answers?
Whose sets the questions?
Are you open now to any introspection?
The wind on the water
The wind in the wire
Will kick up a storm, reflame the fire


So ring out the bells
Flush out the bars
Shake all the sweeties from the colourful jars
I’ve got a box for your book to fit
And as God is my witness
My name is not written on it

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from David Heavenor - LIVE BOOK LAUNCH CONCERT, released May 7, 2023

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David Heavenor is a Scottish singer songwriter based in Edinburgh Scotland. He has produced 8 albums plus 3 EP's.

I'm Watching Rosanna. ' An insightful song....beautifully written and observed. Iain Anderson. BBC Radio

'Jenny & the Cold Caller. One of the best songs ever written...' Ricky Ross ... more

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