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When The Coffins Come Home

by Thursday's Child

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When The Coffins Come Home
Chris Pyam & Ken Punshon (2010)

[The notes are appearing in windows and doors
Another flight's schedule is known
And everyone asks how many more will there be
Carrying so many of the coffins back home]

The big plane is coming from far overseas
Bringing the soldiers back home
But not for them the triumphal march
Just a lonely engraved headstone

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Pallbearers move slowly down from the plane
As the Last Post sounds out its knell
Then carefully the coffin is placed in the hearse
Carrying the body of the last one who fell

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People wait quietly, tears in their eyes
The community stands as a whole
Daddy it says there in roses blood red
St Bartholomew's bells start to toll

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Many just hold their hands on their hearts
As the soldiers go on to their graves
The families now know their loss has been seen
Perhaps it might help them be brave?

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It happened by chance, just three years ago
When first they saluted the dead
But now as the cortege comes past through their town
Everyone stands and lowers their head

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Just a small market town, a very large heart
Once again saying farewell
They don't want the TV, they don't want the fame
They'd rather stop ringing the bells

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Carrying so many of the coffins back home

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released December 21, 2010

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Thursday's Child UK

Thursday's Child was born on a Monday (August Bank Holiday 2009)!

Chris Pyam and Ken Punshon got together to try out a couple of ideas for songs. That afternoon they created about eight songs; since then over 100 more have emerged, with a few more 'bubbling away'.

Heather Dunn joined us in Nov 13 to contribute additional harmonies during the creation of our third album (Carry My Thoughts).
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