The Wake

from Postmortem by The Clever Hans

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The Wake

In the wake
In the Mourning
These mocking birds sang
Now all is fire in the soul
In the bones
The nightmare of you
Maybe I should stay
Maybe I should stall
Maybe I could stay for a while more
You see I’m sad

Chorus

I will lie in state for you
Because you made me sleep with the dead
When you lie with me
Because you lie to me
I will lie in the wake for you
I was horrified petrified

In the wake
In the Mourning
These words float around you
And all is gone in a day
Maybe I could stay
Maybe I could stall
Maybe I could stay

(Maybe I could walk a while with you)

Outro

But you’re gone but you’re gone
I will lie in the wake for you
Well you made me lie in the state for you
State –because you lied to me when you lie with him
I’m in the arms of a psychotic – history
Rocked to sleep in the fate of your hate
I’m in the arms of a psychotic you know
Rocked to sleep in the fate in the hate
And you bare your loving arms like a war machine
And you bare your loving arms and you lie and hold on me
And you made me sleep with the dead and I lie with you
And you made me sleep with the dead when you lie with him
I’m horrified oh I was horrified by you
Yes you, you lied to me
It was years ago and your gone now
And you’re gone
And you’re dead to me
And you, you bare your loving arms like a war machine
In the wake
In the morning
And I lie in the wake for you no more
And I need you no more
I will lie no more for you
You
In the morning
It was years ago now you’re gone
Now you’re gone

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from Postmortem, released March 11, 2019

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The Clever Hans Reading, UK

The Clever Hans play a blend of guitar-based music in the genres of Post-Rock, Goth, Indie, Dream Pop, Shoegaze and more.

We are currently in the process of arranging tour dates to promote our second album in the UK for May through Summer when we will be producing and recording new songs

second album out now. ... more

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