Strike Me Down

from Heist On A Bike by Douglas Kay

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Take the poetry I wrote, Take my last lover’s note,
Far away so they won’t go on haunting me.
Take the songs that I recorded to the river I have forded,
Throw them in so that they will flow on down,
To the sea.

No-one on this great big earth,
Can convince me anything that I did was of any worth,
Time is running out for me now, Won’t you help me see now.

If there is a way that I can strike,
All my errors from the record of a sorry life,
Or strike me, strike me, strike me, strike me down,
I’ll make no sound.

Take the words for which I’m famous, To this city’s public places,
Play them back to show my inconsistencies,
Listen to the people jeer, At the platitudes they hear,
Then watch them march around to burn on down, My effigy.

BRIDGE

CHORUS

In my home I was the same, Argumentative and vain,
In fact I can’t believe she stuck it out so long,
Watching as her patience stretched, I know I acted like a wretch,
All the time, while knowing fine that I was standing doing wrong.

BRIDGE

CHORUS

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from Heist On A Bike, released November 1, 2021

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Douglas Kay UK

Singer-songwriter Douglas Kay (“thoughtful & passionate songwriting” Scotland On Sunday) has spent the past two decades touring the globe playing on bills alongside the likes of Billy Bragg, KT Tunstall, Colin Hay & Amy MacDonald.

With 6 albums to his name (the latest released Nov 2021) his captivating, folk-tinged songs have gained critical acclaim and airplay worldwide. ... more

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