Bomber Command

from The Oaks That Still Stand by Dave Carroll

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Begun in 1976, this song was completed in 2013 by adding a transformative verse inspired by an oil painting by Worcester artist and illustrator, Claire Tindall, called 'The Man Who Planted Trees' (after Jean Giono's uplifting short story).

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The pictures that we hung on the wall
Said nothing for the state of the world
They were speaking for the state of my love
With eyes that followed me round the room
And with the instinct of pigeons in the fog
We alighted to a welcoming hand
But the pictures were still on the wall
With the compliments of Bomber Command

The scarecrow at the end of the lawn
Said nothing for the sake of the world
He was speaking for the sake of my love
And counselling the officers of the peace
And with the instinct of martins in the spring
We alighted in a welcoming land
But the pictures were still on the wall
With the compliments of Bomber Command

A suit of clothes is travelling from me
I’m running on the spot
I feel a spot of rain
Give me a quad bike and I’ll go in hot pursuit
Of the wag who tied my donkey to the train

The man who planted trees in a field
Says something for the sake of the world
He is leaving the print of his heart
On a page for generations to turn
And with the laughter of children in our ears
There’s a joy in the oaks that still stand
But the pictures are still on the wall
With the compliments of Bomber Command
With the compliments of Bomber Command

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from The Oaks That Still Stand, released December 12, 2016

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Dave Carroll England, UK

Dave Carroll is a composer and singer-songwriter with wide experience in Classical, Rock and Folk music. Well known in Birmingham’s vibrant rock scene of the 1970s he was for many years a resident guitarist with The Royal Shakespeare Company, later co-founded the alternative folk trio 'Soundboard' and now composes, collaborates and occasionally performs in a little mountain town in Canada. ... more

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