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The Wind is Blowing in the Sail

from Playtime for Everyone by Adam Holden

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Written in February 2018 at a rally in Newcastle during the UCU strike over pension provision. I sat on a bench in Old Eldon Square and drew down sources of solidarity and a suspicion of political slogans.

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The Wind is Blowing in the Sail

The wind is blowing in the sail, my friends my friends
The wind is blowing in the sail, my friends
This course is ours to take
Though our spirits sink and bodies break
The wind is blowing in the sail
And a guyed mast never bends

A story is living in the wires, my friends my friends
A story is living in the wires my friends
As deep as the cables lie
Hailing satellites that scrape the sky
A story is living in the wires
That no one comprehends

The birds are singing in the street, my friends my friends
The birds are singing in the street, my friends
As gulls and pigeons rise
With the elements of surprise
The birds are singing in the street
And the peregrine descends

Those feet are moving to the drum my friends my friends
Those feet are moving to the drum my friends
They dance upon the ground
From the mountain top to the valley drowned
Those feet are moving to the drum
In a rite that never ends

A wave is running to the shore my friends my friends
A wave is running to the shore my friends
With every boat set fast
From the tallest to the least and last
A wave is running to the shore
And on this all hope depends

The wind is blowing in the sail, my friends my friends
The wind is blowing in the sail, my friends
This course is ours to take
though our spirits sink and bodies break
The wind is blowing in the sail
And a guyed mast never bends

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from Playtime for Everyone, released October 12, 2019
Words and Music by Adam Holden. Adam plays a Lowden F32 guitar (CGCFCD, capo 3). Maurice Condie plays a Sobell D model guitar (CGCFGC, capo 5). Recorded live at Simpson Street Studios, Thropton, Northumberland, 10th May 2019.

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Adam Holden Gateshead, UK

Adam Holden is a songwriter who performs solo and in folk duo Another Penny (with Maurice Condie). He sings and plays guitar and piano.

Adam grew up in East London playing classical music and listening to songwriters from as many sources as he could find. His songs touch on immediate social, domestic and natural landscapes but are also rooted in a love of political ideas. ... more

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