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John Holt - Sweetie Come Brush Me

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Act V – Gil’s Journey beyond the Thames
Haunted by mortality, Gil rides the London Overground to Stonebridge to seek Mr Dawkins, the Windrush elder whose Bridge Park centre once turned a derelict bus depot into Europe’s largest Black-led enterprise. Dawkins recounts floods of failed policies and triumphs of community resilience, London’s own Deluge story. He sets Gil a test: organise a 72-hour “Awake-a-thon” of art, sport and debate in the centre’s fading halls.
Gil barely lasts 30, collapsing from exhaustion. Still, Dawkins’ wife slips him a file, plans for a city-wide youth network, “Project Lifeline.” In it lies the “plant of renewal”: sustained investment that could outlive any one person.

[Intro] 
"Community resilience..."

I guess I must believe them
And I think we all must believe too
So take all these teachings and grow
You can take all these teachings and grow
So take all these teachings and grow

[Verse 1]
Seeking a new direction
Can't hold this knowledge no more
Bearing the tales of their nation
Left laid bare across the floor
His own heart pounds with conviction
A story blooms inside these courts
His own heart pounds with conviction
A story blooms inside these doors

[Chorus]
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
"Awake-a-thon...", "Lifeline..."

[Verse 2]
I don't mind their long inhibition
Held us against the wall
Mistakes of a past vision
It's harder to let them fall
From the wisdom of tradition
His answers heard their calm calls
Learn and leave with what you know
And this spirit won't subside at all

[Bridge]
The flood of voices, hope in the brave of heart
And the sun protects, the sun projects
A light on every dream they've shared
Flood of voices, rising in the wisdom heard
And as the sun protects, the sun projects
A light on every dream they've shared—worked out

[Chorus]
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
"Awake-a-thon...", "Lifeline..."

[Outro] 
"Plant of renewal..."



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