We Will Have No More Marriages

from Fran Smith [EP] by Fran Smith

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We Will Have No More Marriages

You can tether me down to the ground.
Cover my cage, and I won’t make a sound.
I have scorned every free bird that chose not to fly,
Now wing-clipped and pinioned am I.

You can anchor my heart here in the sand,
And I’ll sink like a wreck in the palm of your right hand.
And let them all say, “She drowned in sin”,
‘Cos only you and I’ll know just how true I’ve been.

I will wear your embrace like a warm coat,
And the collar of kisses you’ve sewn at my throat.
And if ever my fickle heart leads me awry,
You can tug at the leash of my wandering eye.

So tether me down to the ground.
Cover my cage, and I won’t make a sound.
I have scorned ever free bird that chose not to fly,
Now wing-clipped and pinioned am I.

© Fran Smith 2012 (PRS/MCPS)

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from Fran Smith [EP], released June 11, 2012
Fran Smith - vocals, piano
Nigel Stonier - harmonium

All songs written by Fran Smith © 2012 (PRS/MCPS).
Produced by Nigel Stonier.
String arrangements by Pete Whitfield and Julian Cole.

Recorded by Chris D’Adda at Vale Studios, Worcestershire UK.
Mixed by Seadna McPhail at Airtight Productions, Manchester UK.
Mastered by Alan Lowles at Airtight Productions, Manchester UK.

Artwork designed by Tom Smith at Statement.
Photography by Jake Lewis.

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