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Grandfather Clock

from For Every Hour by Fields of Ypres

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I labour here with all my might,
To tell the hours by day and night.
My hands when placed in certain ways,
Remind you of momentous days.

For every hour there is a hope,
In Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
I speak for all of those who doubt,
Whose heavy burdens weight them down.

For every hour, there is a joy.
Today the mute has found a voice.

My memories are long and clear,
I've watched this road one hundred years.
My first chime was to welcome in,
The coronation of a King.

Oh, tick tock, tick tock I'm the grandfather clock,
I can be your metronome tonight.
Striking out up here upon the rock,
I will take the minutes of your life.

For every hour that passes by,
I'll keep a record held in time.
Through future struggles I will ask,
What can be learned from what has passed?

Don't bemoan the road you walk,
You were not led to grieve.
Others passed this way before,
So that you could see.
So lift your head and soldier on,
This is what you must do.
And even when your strength is gone,
I will carry you.

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from For Every Hour, released June 28, 2011

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Fields of Ypres Wolverhampton, UK

Fields of Ypres is singer songwriter Graham Phillips. Hailing from Wolverhampton, England, he started out as a solo artist after leaving the band Young Runaways in 2010. In October 2011 the debut Fields of Ypres EP "For Every Hour" was released through Commercially Inviable.

"Graham is someone seeking to express himself and his faith but without the common preset musical expectations." ... more

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