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Gloria
990
Traditional Folk
Gloria was released on November 9, 2018 by The Trials of Cato as a part of the album Hide and Hair
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Release DateNovember 9, 2018
LabelThe Trials of Cato
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM104

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Trials of Cato
The Trials of Cato
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tomos Ifan Williams
Tomos Ifan Williams
Songwriter
Robin Phillips-Jones
Robin Phillips-Jones
Songwriter
William Addisson
William Addisson
Songwriter

Lyrics

Sixteen and at the seam
Well there were headlamps, canary dreams
I was apprenticed to a charcoal art
As I waited for my life to start
They said black blood flowed through my veins
Yet in the pit all I knew was pain
Those blasted chambers were choking me
And only glory could set me free
But then a woman I chanced to meet
And I felt the coal move beneath my feet
And in the mirror I did stare
At Gloria with the short brown hair
She said what's to come is way past overdue
And it's then I knew what I was born to do
And as she moved through the county fair
Not a man in sight could help but stare
So she left them there - watching and waiting
For the sound of a woman's voice
But the look in her eye gave them no choice
So she left them there - watching and waiting
For the sound
I'll leave behind a miner's life
I'll say no prayers, I'll take no wife
I'll busk my way down to Camden Town
For it's there a queen can find her crown
And then one evening she comes around
We tear our way right through the town
And through the sherry, wine and smoky haze
Gloria shows me a woman's ways
So I dress myself as best as I can
And I forget that I was born a man
I find myself in Soho bars
In a world of ashtrays and old guitars
And there were those who said I did transgress
And there were those who saw beyond the dress
Now I clad myself in finery
I sing my song for all to see
And all the people, how they did stare
At Gloria with the short brown hair
So I dress myself as best as I can
And I forget that I was born a man
Written by: Robin Phillips-Jones, Tomos Ifan Williams, William Addisson
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