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the smell of fire, on his clothes,
i’m wearing them to carry him home,
his high draped pants,
and shoes so worn,
oh my lover from me has gone

he was my man of the wandering eye
gave me love on the bye-and-bye
only my pretty heart he took
my autumn man of ash and smoke

he had a lover
for all the world to see
he had a lover
who took his love from me
her ribbons wild
her hair so free
on her finger
gold glistenin’

there was a fire in the hills tonight
and this fire
burnt everything in sight
i lit a match
i lit it bright
i torched the tinder
watched it light
gold glistenin’

five young men
come looking for me
they’re at my door
shot guns ready
the hill’s alight
town people woke
they found my man
of ash and smoke

the scaffold’s high
the shadows long
bury me deep for
my man is gone
my shroud be ash
embers my ring
hell has fires
gold glistenin’

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from Songs Of Sorrow For The Hollow Of His Heart, released January 1, 2012

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Inga Liljeström Melbourne, Australia

I am an Australian/Finnish composer, vocalist and performer. I've also begun to experiment with film, collage, music for installations and an iPhone app, and have recently collaborated with universities in Australia and Finland in music and performance art.

Currently based in the UK.

Banner photography by Sarah Delaney. Profile image painted by Esmeralda Raven Aponte
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