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PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Eller
James Eller
Bass
Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson
Vocals
Barrie Cadogan
Barrie Cadogan
Background Vocals
D.C. Collard
D.C. Collard
Keyboards
Earl Harvin
Earl Harvin
Drums
Sonya Cullingford
Sonya Cullingford
Vielle
Gillian Glover
Gillian Glover
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson
Producer
Warne Livesey
Warne Livesey
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Some days, I drink my coffee by the grave of William Blake
Some days, when the hour's past too late
Lost in my thoughts, where do I belong?
The London I knew is gone, long gone
[Chorus]
The sun hangs low, the church bells toll
The clouds unfold with burning gold
When truth breaks through these city walls
Perfidious Albion must fall
[Verse 2]
This greedy, unpleasant land wraps itself in a flag
Pretending it's freedom, a dictatorship in drag
The forever wars, tyrannical laws
The coup d’états with probable cause
All revealed to little more than polite applause
[Chorus]
The sun hangs low, the church bells toll
The clouds unfold with burning gold
When truth breaks through these city walls
Perfidious Albion must fall
[Bridge]
The agents of malice, provocateurs in disguise
Using slivers of truth to sell the biggest of lies
The lexicon is weaponised, population atomised
Information criminalised, the dissenters?
Tongue-tied
[Chorus]
The sun hangs low, the church bells toll
The clouds unfold with burning gold
When truth breaks through these city walls
Perfidious Albion must fall
[Refrain]
By the grave of William Blake
By the grave of William Blake
By the grave of William Blake
By the grave of William Blake
Written by: Matt Johnson

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