Eimar and Jorgen on Grace

A proposed opening theme for tamsyn muir's fantastic Locked Tomb Book Series

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This song was inspired by the plight of so many immigrating across the Mediterranean Sea...thousands of persons escaping from repression, social unrest, or even civil war. All searching for a brighter future.

Immigrant (feat. Fulvio Sigurtà)

"NUNS OF ABRUZZO" LYRICS:

I was the third born 
I had no prospects 
Homely little thing, 
homely little thing 
I was sent to the nuns in Abruzzo 

They took my clothing 
They cut my hair 
Gave me a new name, 
Gave me a new name 
At night I could sit by the window 

Will you take our vow of silence, sister, will you? 
I think I nodded yes 
But I'm afraid 
As I sit by the window 
I'm afraid 

I don't want my body 
To be a tomb 
Don't want to be a tomb 
For all these words 
Buried deep inside 
If I die tonight 
Out, out brief light 
Light a candle for the ghost
Of the things unsaid 

Listen to the wind slithering 
Through the cyprus trees 
It's the sighing of the dead 
Through the centuries 

Listen to the wind slithering 
Through the cyprus trees 
It's the sighing of the dead 
Through the centuries 

I was the third born 
I had no prospects 
Many years ago, 
Many years ago 
I was sent to the nuns in Abruzzo 

Mea culpa 
Mea culpa 
Mea maxima 
Mea maxima culpa est 
My eternal hesitation 

Will you break your vow of silence, sister, will you? 
I nodded yes 
But I'm afraid 
As I stand in the doorway 
I'm afraid 

I don't want my body 
To be a tomb 
Don't want to be a tomb 
For all these words 
Buried deep inside 
If I die tonight 
Out, out brief light 
Light a candle for the ghost 
Of the things unsaid

Recorded at Grand Street Recording in Brooklyn, NY 
Engineered By Jake Lummus 
Written By Alexia Antoniou 
Produced and Arranged by Mike O'Malley
Album Art by Lena Chandhok

CREDITS
Alexia Antoniou - Guitar, Vocals 
Mike O'Malley - Bouzouki
Sam Weber - Bass 
Katie Garringer - Oboe 
Savannah Rose Jones - Vocals

Nuns of Abruzzo

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