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SUMMER BEFORE THE STORM

from SUMMER BEFORE THE STORM by Grievous Angels

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SUMMER BEFORE THE STORM

‘Tis the final days of summer
we’ve lost our way back home
The adults have left the island
And abandoned us alone
There’s a party on the beach
but it can’t hide the distant roar
And I’m holding to you darling
in the summer before the storm.

We built a shining tower
Built it to the sky
Danced beneath its wisdom
As the days were rushing by
But the words are now just fragments
Dots and zeros without a form
But I’m holding to you darling
In the summer before the storm

In the dark part of the night
There’s a cry so far away
and a baby is being born
For tomorrow comes from today

There’s a mighty wind a coming
Blowing sticks and stones
It’s the rage against the children
That festers in rich men’s bones
They’re burning oil on the mountain
For what reasons I don’t know
And I’m holding to you darling
In the summer before the storm

And the animals came walking
They came two by two
The birds and the honey bees
and the monkeys from the zoo
They passed the angry convoy
of trucks with honking horns
And they just kept on walking
In the summer before the storm

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from SUMMER BEFORE THE STORM, released January 15, 2021
Charlie Angus - lead vocals, guitar
Janet Mercier – vocals
Tim Hadley - bass, vocals
Ian McKendry – guitar
Luke Mercier - strings

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GRIEVOUS ANGELS Cobalt, Ontario

“Authentic like Johnny Cash and Woody Guthrie”

“This is a brilliant folk album, and one for our times."
-The Spill Magazine


For the last three decades, the Grievous Angels have been carving out a unique place in the alt-roots landscape. Their songs conjure the tragic beauty of Canada’s northern blue collar frontier.

Their 8th album is a kick ass journey through dark and unsettled times. ... more

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