Ring Of Roses

by James Brute

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Once I dreamed a ring of roses
All my family were there
All my friends and my ex-lovers
Pretty flowers in their hair

Well I don’t believe they saw me
As they lay upon the ground
So sacred, so holy
That I dared not make a sound

I picked them up and I held them
But my breath scattered them like seeds
Some they fell among the long grass
Some they fell among the weeds

Some they fell among the weeds

All at once I saw their faces
Glowing high upon a screen
Saints and angels gazed upon me
Ghosts stared out of the machine

Your time is short the spirits told me
If you have come to say goodbye
I asked them Which of us is leaving?
Is it you? Is it I?

Their faces pixelated
I could hardly make them out
As the picture was degraded
Goodbyes buffered from their mouths

Goodbyes buffered from their mouths

All alone at last I wandered
Lost in pity lost in prayer
Only the wild high birds could hear me
The wild high birds they didn’t care

Words can’t say how much I’ve missed you
If I ever was your kin
If I ever was a friend to you
I hope to be your friend again

If I ever was your lover
Who wandered in the night
If I ever hurt you
How can I ever put things right?

How can I ever put things right?

credits

released November 17, 2023
James Brute: Vocals & Guitar
Mat Martin: Guitar & Vocals
Dave Ferrett: Bass, Vocals & Percussion
Johnny Manning: Keyboard & Percussion
Fin Brown: Drums & Percussion

Artwork: Sophie Mo
Recorded by Sean Woodlock at Hackney Road Studios
Mixed and Mastered by Olly Betts at The Crow's Nest

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James Brute London, UK

James Brute is the band and alter-ego of James Steel, songwriter and frontman of 2000s East London darlings The Brute Chorus. The warp and weft of Steel’s musical narratives on love, loss and lust speak to the basest of our human instincts, pulling on themes and characters both ancient and modern; arcane and mundane. ... more

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