The Deserter

from Let's Get Away From It All by Friends

supported by
/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD

     

lyrics

I arrived on Easter Day
In valour and in vain
A field of blood and rain
A harvest of tears and pain

Christ I can’t believe my eyes
I prayed I’d soon be dead
The voices in my head
Are telling me run instead

And I held out my hand
Fired and I stared as they fell to the ground

I turned away
I might have been dreaming
I couldn’t say
No telling right from wrong
One endless day
And far from the screaming
I was gone
And never would return
And never would return
And never would return again

I covered up my eyes
I covered up my face
My heart began to race
I’m out into open space

And I ran till I fell
Crawled till I just couldn’t take any more

Sunrise appeared
Mist swirling around me
I couldn’t tell
But shadows caught my eye
I raised my head
Saw I was surrounded
I was tried
And sentenced where I lay
I’d never see the day
And never feel the shame

I heard the gun shot


Written by William Jones
Published by Summerhouse Music Ltd

credits

from Let's Get Away From It All, released May 30, 2011
William Jones: voice, acoustic guitar
Jo Spayne: electric guitar
Stewart Moffat: keyboards
Peter Maude: bass
Graeme Robinson: drums

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Friends City Of London, UK

contact / help

Contact Friends

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Friends, you may also like: