Prison Tattoo

from Love and Death by David Ford

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lyrics

I want a lover who can tear me apart
Carve your initials into my beating heart
Like a prison tattoo
This sentence will I serve for you

It’s just something deep inside of me
Leads me to love and hate unconditionally
And for this faith I will lie
And on this hill, prepared to die

I may not behave the way they say I should
But I’ve lived my life in the service of a greater good
Yeah I cheat and I kill
But if I don’t do it the bad guys will

So I’ll take up this rag
And I’ll wave it like a flag
And take the pledge

Now in the twisted wreck of parliament
Both sides lead with their weakest argument
And offer up nothing more
Than insults traded across the floor

It’s all filthy truth and honest lies
There are none so weak as those who would compromise
It’s a lesser concern
To calmly watch the whole world burn
Than to give up an inch

The invasion happened quietly
No boots upon the beach at Normandy
Instead you came home and found
The Fuhrer in your dressing gown
And he looks like your dad
As he waves that goddam flag
And takes the pledge

We kept dancing when the music stopped
Kept the faith long after the penny dropped
And although we all knew
We didn’t know what else to do

But I remember when it all began
I wanted nothing more than to be your man
Whatever it takes
Now this tapestry of grave mistakes
Is all that I have
So I wave it like a flag

Yes I’ll wave it like a flag
And take the pledge

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from Love and Death, released September 29, 2022
Written and sung by David Ford

Mark Edwards: Piano & Organ
Darren Beckett: Drums
Arnold Somogyi: Bass
Ben Castle: Saxophones, clarinets & flutes

Engineered by Dave Lynch at Echo Zoo Studios, Eastbourne
Mixed by James Brown for Just Managing at The Union, NY
Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Knoll Studio, NY

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