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Artist: Akercocke
Canonical path: /akercocke/first-to-leave-the-funeral
Related lyric paths: 6
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First To Leave The Funeral
Read First To Leave The Funeral lyrics by Akercocke on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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First To Leave The Funeral
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With honesty I repay you
With clarity I betray you
Place my hands gently
Over your ears
To save you the sound
Of my scream
A retreat into reverie
The ghost of hands held tight
If the eyes are closed
Perhaps you never walked away
Cold to the bone
Cold as a grave
The memories
The rain
The tears
The rain is a gift
From the night
When was was the last moment
No final touch
What were the last words?
No final words
When was the last glance?
No final look
From beginning
To end
These are the same stars
That watched you
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Akercocke performs "First To Leave The Funeral", and this lyric page sits inside the Akercocke catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Familiar Ghosts and Il Giardino Di Monte Oliveto Maggiore with a short reason for opening each page next.
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