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Long Black Veil

from Eternity Near by TRÚ

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lyrics

Long Black Veil

Ten years ago, on a cold dark night
There was someone killed by the town hall light
There were few at the scene, but they all did agree
That the man who ran looked a lot like me

The judge said, "Son, what's your alibi?
If you were some place else, then you don't have to die."
But I said not a word, though it meant my life
For I lay in the arms of my best friend's wife

She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave when the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me

The scaffold was high and Eternity Near
She stood in the crowd but she did not shed a tear
And sometimes at night when the cold winds moan
She visits my grave and weeps over my bones

She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave when the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me

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from Eternity Near, released September 8, 2023
[M.Wilkin/D.Dill arr. Kearney/Mormecha/Trouton]

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The trú was a mythological trio of poet-musicians in ancient Ulster. They were revered throughout Ireland, some believing their songs and stories came to them from the future. Others maintained that the trú were possessed by spirits during performance. As such, they were considered gatekeepers to the Otherworld.

New album 'Eternity Near' out September 8th.
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