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Can't bury what's not dead

from Hold back the axe by Follower

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you can't bury your problems! they don't 'just go away'. That's a fairly widely-touted trope but I certainly still find myself either doing it or on the receiving end. You?

Don't let the sun go down on anger.

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You've dug yourself a hole
It's big and wide and deep
Sweat upon your brow
Dirty hands and feet.

You look down to the bottom,
Considering the depth,
and in you through your problem,
the difficult tangled mess.

You can't bury what's not dead.

And then you fill it in,
Spade by spade by spade
it disappears from sight
fill and fill and fill again
Yes you put it in the ground
down and down and down
it disappears from sight
and you can't put it out of your mind try as you might.

You can't bury what's not dead
No you won't hold it down
It will persist inside your head
clinging on and weighing down

You can't bury what's not dead
Even though you try to hide it
It will persist inside your head
Refusing to stay quiet.

I've dug myself this hole
with a problem in my hands
I long to bury it from sight
But I know that it won't go, try as I might,

Cause you can't bury what's not dead.

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from Hold back the axe, released January 9, 2020
Composed, performed and produced by Greg Stanley. Ngā kīwaha Tapu nā Tish, rāua nā Teina Paniora.

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Hi all,
My name's greg and I'm a musician in Christchurch New Zealand. I work full time as a restoration ecologist and am pretty keen on making music whenever I get the chance. I play a bunch of instruments and do some amateur recording. It's all for the love of self-expression and the sharing of thought. thanks for finding my band camp page and reading this far down. get in touch if you're keen. ... more

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