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The White Roots Of Peace

from Mump by The Tomorrow File

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You think the broken bottle hears you crying out
As you raise your arm to stop another blow
Whenever in your life were you taught to suffer in silence
And throw away your knife?

You seem lost in this strange gathering
Where you hide your face behind the paraffin
You run your fingers across your cracked lips and you wonder:
"How can I leave this place?"

Oh, mother tell me: where are the white roots of peace?
When you're lying on the floor
Praying to your wooden god
"Deliver me or let me wander in peace!
For in this kingdom of one word answers I am cowered like a dog
I need someone to believe in me!"

You watch the televisions floating down the street
You sat to my left as the devils and the angels played along
But his hands are heavy, and the world is wide
And you die a little deep inside

Oh, mother show me: where are the white roots of peace?
When you're slamming every door, pressed against the wall
Just pretend and let it go to your head
"For in this kingdom of tears and cancers I am sinking like a fog
I need someone to receive me!"

But I was so much younger then
And though I never saw your pain
It stays with me to this day
And I wonder where you are
And do you ever see the stars
That shine so bright and so clear?

Oh, mother find me: here in the white roots of peace
I'm still lying on the floor (what more can I say?)
For in this kingdom of broken dancers I give to you my song
I need someone to believe
I need someone to receive
I need someone to grieve me

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from Mump, released October 25, 2012
Written and performed by Daniel J.S. Lewis.

Recorded and Mixed by Daniel J.S. Lewis at Dead Dog Studio.

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The Tomorrow File Buffalo, New York

The Tomorrow File comes at you with smart hooks and penetrating lyrics. A singer/songwriter with an eclectic ability to fuse genres in an originally singular way.

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