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Boy in the Belltower

from Dark Songs Vol. 10 by Holiday Music Motel

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Boy in the Bell Tower (Carley Baer, Matt Blake, Feathered Mason) Carley Baer - vocals, accordion / Feathered Mason - lap steel, vocals / Matt Blake - guitar, vocals (%) (<>)

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The veil is thin this time of year
And the dead just want to be seen
Catch a reflection on the bathroom mirror
Or a shadow on the TV screen
Oh, many times when the cold wind blows
The owl on the cross appears
And the boy in the bell tower’s looking down
Like he’s done for a hundred years

He’s a good boy
He’s a fine boy
When he was living that’s what they’d say
He would ring the bell on Sundays
Then get on his knees and pray

If I were dead I’d take my rest
My cold bones broken in the ground
I wouldn’t ring the bell in the middle of the night
He’s always messing around
On a hot summer night he can give you a chill
When he runs through you for fun
I guess he’s always been careless
Like that night he found his father’s gun

He’s a good boy
He’s a fine boy
When he was living that’s what they’d say
He would ring the bell on Sundays
Then get on his knees and pray

All alone
In an empty home
Waking from a dream
I hear the bell ringing
And I’m trying not to scream

He’s a good boy
He’s a fine boy
When he was living that’s what they’d say
He would ring the bell on Sundays
Then get on his knees and pray

He’s a good boy
He’s a fine boy
When he was living that’s what they’d say
He would ring the bell on Sundays
Then get on his knees and pray

Goodnight

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from Dark Songs Vol. 10, released October 25, 2019

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