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Recorded live at Electric Maid, 9/2/12

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The rain came down
Back washing alley ways
Drowning men out of holes
The water ran red
As people lost skin
And a frightened young man
He looked down upon his toes
He's in danger of getting his feet so wet

Ships are tossing down in the harbour
The wind is raising, the rain is pounding down
Ships are sinking down in the harbour
As the waves come up
They climbed past the dykes
They climbed past the fenceposts
They snuck past the sentries
And lapped at the locked tight doors
As the rains came down down down down

These are the martyrs and these are our prayers
These are our lives

Down in the harbour there forms a storm
That could wipe us all clean of life
Stick tight now and close your eyes now
And hope the storm pass you by
Then came a woman, a hero a martyr
We called her Mary
She needed no comfort
Down in the harbour she walked in the sky
She walked on the waves, she walked on water

These are the martyrs and these are our prayers
These are our lives
They're given to us to do with as we see so fit
Rest assured that I will
Rest assured that we will
Rest assured that we will
Rest assured that we will

With a 6 foot frame
She walked on the ocean floor
She shone like copper
With a 6 foot frame
She walked with the sun
She walked too far high to see
And she asked me to walk with her
6 foot tall with her
She turned to me and whispered:
"Don't fear the storm."

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And now the water is 6 foot deep
And the people in the mud, another 6 foot under
It's a struggle, such a struggle to keep my head above water
And I'm clinging on to Mary's shoulders
And I'm standing up on Mary's shoulders
And I'm weighing down on Mary's shoulders
As she drowns

These are the martyrs and these are our prayers
These are our Lives
They're given to us to do with as we see so fit
Rest assured that I will
Rest assured that I will
Rest assured that I will, yeah

©1997 rob hinkal

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from Another Life​/​Another Live, released September 8, 2013

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ilyAIMY Baltimore, Maryland

ilyAIMY is a percussive acoustic rock animal hailing from Baltimore, MD. Mixing genres from rock to folk to soul to bluegrass; flavours as varied as jazz and hip hop curl through what is undoubtedly one of the most exciting sounds in today’s folk(ish) music scene. Instrumentation includes acoustic guitars, cello, djembe, cajon, Irish bones, keyboard, bass, drums & harmonies. ... more

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