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Kilindini Harbor

from Wake by The May Day Orchestra

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lyrics

storms rising, swift winds...
was this the place where the warships landed?
where that pirate sultan got himself stranded?
roving has been my ruin and we’re all bound to go
the ocean is exacting and often cruel-acting
there is no mercy, there is only the sea...

down the street at the fort of Jesus
I learned the story of the man
he was outraged by life and by the system in place
and he prayed to his father in a garden
he planned to avenge him and to destroy them
reject their baptism and lies
sink it all out in the deep...
the deep harbor

there is no drought here but there is hunger
there is hunger and there is wheat
at inflated market price hoarded in granaries
they say one man owns all of this
and there's a horde of starving men uprooted
a revolution derailed, just the same sold out
there was a man had a dream
that his brothers would betray him
the story's in all the books, all those holy books
and no prayer beads but an albatross
wrapped around our neck

on the land just dead acacia trees like skeletons
and the marabou storks clacking their beaks
even then the rains fell like clockwork
but now there is flood and there is drought
there is only flood, there is only drought
deconstruction of an empire this is the final stage
pirates run everywhere
piracy is as old as sea-faring and imperialism’s hit the fan

credits

from Wake, released December 1, 2017
Charlie Tabing - electric guitar
Jake DeLeonardis - bass
Mary DeLeonardis - drums
Matt Pace - trumpet
Tim Rakel - vocal, acoustic guitar, shruti box

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The May Day Orchestra St. Louis, Missouri

The May Day Orchestra was founded in 2008 by songwriter Tim Rakel. The current line-up features drummer Mary DeLeonardis, bassist Jake DeLeonardis and guitarist Charlie Tabing. The band is currently releasing installments of their fourth album.

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