Page type: lyric reference
Artist: David Sylvian
Canonical path: /david-sylvian/mother-and-child
Related lyric paths: 6
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Mother And Child
Read Mother And Child lyrics by David Sylvian on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Mother And Child
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Shadows form knights and pawns
Upon the squares
Blood is drawn up from the well
Secret signs brought the crime
Right to your door
An innocent guilty as hell
Oh, the cot is open wide
Damp with milk and honey
Gone the mother and the child
In Jesus name
Oh, the cot is open wide
Damp with milk and honey
Gone the mother and the child
In Jesus name
Should they be waiting there
On my return
I may run into their arms
Walking on a razor's edge
Unconcerned
Game is lost again
I'll never learn
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David Sylvian performs "Mother And Child", and this lyric page sits inside the David Sylvian catalog on LyroVerse.
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