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Following Galena

from Galena by Dave Gibb

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Following Galena
(PRS/MCPS ©Dave Gibb 2012)

Don’t try to earn your living in the darkness child
Don’t tunnel into hills to make your way
Don’t let galena lead you ever onwards child
She’ll destroy you just a little every day
As you’re following the seams where they may take you
She steals the light and heat and leaves you cold
You hear nothing but the sound of your own breathing
And the frustration that is crying in your soul

She will lead you into places mortal man was never really meant to go
Show you secrets mortal man should never know
Every dream you’ve ever run from
All your nightmares can be found
When you’re following Galena Underground

Galena offers riches in the future child
When the bargain’s signed you’ll think your fortune’s made
But you’ll sell your soul to debt to feed your family
And to buy your tools – your powder, pick and spade
This company controls the world you live in
And every breath in life you’ll ever take
Soon they’ll own the very clothes you go to work in
Soon you’ll owe them every penny that you make

She will lead you into places mortal man was never really meant to go
Show you secrets mortal man should never know
Every dream you’ve ever run from
All your nightmares can be found
When you’re following Galena Underground

So don’t try to earn your living in the darkness child
Don’t tunnel into hills to make your way
You were born into a world of light and nature
Don’t turn you back forever on the day
Take pleasure in the sounds you hear around you
Because believe me when you start to work below
You’ll hear nothing but the sound of your own breathing
And the frustration that is crying in your soul

She will lead you into places mortal man was never really meant to go
Show you secrets mortal man should never know
Every dream you’ve ever run from
All your nightmares can be found
When you’re following Galena Underground

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from Galena, released January 1, 2019

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Dave Gibb Wanlockhead, UK

Left Handed, Balding, Post Menopausal, Songwriting Folky from Scotland’s Highest Village.



A singer of songs and a teller of tales from the hills of Dumfries & Galloway who happily fingerpicks his way through life’s travails.

Songs funny or sad, happy or grim, meaningful or meaningless played fast or slow (sometimes both at the same time)…….He likes a giggle. ... more

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