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Brother And Son

from On Blue Days - the demo tapes by Darcy Hay

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This is about my grief and guilt for the harm I caused to others, when I was struggling with addiction.

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Worst of me -
let me hurl these burdens from my fevered chest.
Hurting me
as I hurt the ones that I cherish best.
Doublegees
pricking poison, the deeper they dig.
The worst of me
is the saltpetre that sweats and
strangles the holy fig.
I'd like to think I mean well
but the truth is I can't rightly tell, or know,
when the chips collapse to Hell
and I’m wheeling as worthless as rain
upon the snow.
I'd like to think you'll be alright,
but the truth is I can’t bear to know.
Your sorrow hurts my pride
and stoops my mind down so low
that I don’t know if I will come up again
not test your love's limits no more,
my precious friend.
Like an old man crumpling a tin ca
No one knows which will fold first, nor when.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry - that's all.
I want to be a good man – nothing more,
nothing more.
Scrape these split lips from the floor,
get the ants from the cuts and the sores.
Tomorrow, I might see the sun
or howl in the ruins - it will be one
or the other. From your brother, and son.
I'm sorry, for the bitter draughts we’ve drunk.
I love you very much.
I’m sorry for the bitter wells I dug.
I love you very much.

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from On Blue Days - the demo tapes, released July 9, 2021
Darcy Hay - vocals, lyrics, guitar

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Darcy Hay Geraldton, Australia

Folk, country and blues singer-songwriter from the Midwest of Western Australia with a penchant for political and poetic lyricism, energetic guitar playing, authentic vocals and deft harmonica work

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