Name: All through
Duration: P00H03M32S
Description: Comparison is the thief of joy or the bringer of gratitude.

All through

by Howden

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Comparison is the thief of joy or the bringer of gratitude.

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No more ISIS today
no more mortars and the dust has settled down
no more snipers tonight
hey look mama, there's your children by candlelight

Washing clothes on the line
changing places in the little caravan
the freedom fighters are fine
you catch 'em sleeping they look just like babies, and

I am not so poorly
I'm not so tough
changes must come surely
'cause that's enough
this is not the first time
that we've been here
sandstone houses scoured by the desert air
all through...
all through...

Walking miles and miles
no more markets with those grim soldiers hanging 'round
chasing a dream of a life
without dictators and the buildings all falling down

So: a crowded boat in the night
"Those sun-struck beaches got me stricken in the head.
"A little water is fine...
but all this salt water's kinda stinging my cuts," she said.

I am not so poorly
I'm not so tough
changes must come surely
'cause that's enough
this is not the first time
that we've been here
sandstone houses scoured by the desert air
all through...
all through...
all through...
all through...!

Walking tired so tired
speaking in whispers 'cause we're crossing the border now
laughing hugging and crying
hey look mama: it's all gonna work somehow

I am not so poorly
I'm not so tough
changes must come surely
'cause that's enough
this is not the first time
that we've been here
sandstone houses scoured by the desert air!

all through! (I am not so poorly)
oh baby, all through! (changes must come surely)
all through! (this is not the first time)
oh baby, all through... (sandstone houses)
that wind goes blowing all through....

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released December 30, 2021
Song, instruments, arrangement and recording by me.

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Howden Montreal, Québec

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