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Leaving
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Verse 1
She fought to keep her hands from shaking
But her face was set in stone
All the years that went before this
Brought her to this place alone
All the fear she held within her
Pressing hard against flesh and broken bone
Leaving now was all she had left
In her heart this she’d always known
Chorus
But she stopped to listen on the landing
Held her breath to listen for a cry
Then silently she moved on down the staircase
Leaving her own home for one last time
Verse 2
A quiet street of quiet people
Living out their quiet lives
A quiet woman lives among them
Ghost behind those clever lies
All the love she holds within her
Makes her stay for her children smiles
All the while she's on a fear ride
Rollercoaster of his lows and highs
Chorus
Verse 3
On the wall there hangs a photo
Left there from anther time
A pretty girl smiles out amid lace
Handsome young man by her side
In her head images flicker
Scenes of harm play out in her mind
Past the frames of grown children
Now’s her time to leave all that behind
Chorus
Then she used to stop out on the landing
Stifling her own desperate cry
Then silently she’d move on down the staircase
To take her place by her children’s side
Now she stops to listen on the landing
She’s sure she hears him stifling a cry
But silently she moves on down the staircase
She's leaving her own home for one last time
A woman with her head held high
She’s leaving her own home for one last time.
Copyright Brigid O'Neill 2020
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Brigid O'Neill Northern Ireland, UK
Described by Ralph McLean of BBC Radio Ulster as “A great songwriter with a voice that can break your heart at 30 paces” Brigid from Co. Down in NI is a genre-spanning songsmith whose evergreen music appeals to multiple generations. An immensely gifted story teller, she weaves folk, country and jazz into relatable tales of happiness, heartbreak and the human condition. ... more
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