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Jack Hardy
The Passing
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Singer/Songwriter
The Passing was released on October 21, 1997 by Jack Hardy as a part of the album The Passing
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AlbumThe Passing
Release DateOctober 21, 1997
LabelJack Hardy
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM114

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It was a bird, a petulant bird that pecked upon the window
First so slowly, slowly then with urgent crescendo
As if it could it finally could say what it had to say-o
Its cry so muffled by the glass, the structure in the way-o
Mo ghrá sa'n Bás is deacair a rá
'S riamh an lá d'ag gabháil-o
And she had lain for many days, no years of indecision
Drifting in and out of sleep, no words describe the prison
With passion all reduced to pain in swollen joints and vision
She once independent now dependent on good wishing
Mo ghrá sa'n Bás is deacair a rá
'S riamh an lá siud sa chré-o
I walked so slow so not to scare this cold bird at the window
Trying the while to ascertain its variegated colors
As if the seasons there had left confusion in the willows
Leaves and flowers blown apart, covered on the pillow
Mo ghrá sa'n Bás is deacair a rá
'S riamh an lá d'ag gabháil-o
And she had said o'er and o'er that they could take her home now
As if she was some other place with strangers all unknown-o
Was it home to Clay Street, to her childhood she would go now?
Closer than I would have come, this bird had come much closer
Mo ghrá sa'n Bás is deacair a rá
'S riamh an lá siud sa chré-o
This bird was finally dismayed to find its own reflection
Stood so starkly motionless then flew in all directions
By the lines of modern thought the ancient body was consigned-o
Ashes to be placed somewhere where stained glass cast its light-o
Mo ghrá sa'n Bás is deacair a rá
'S riamh an lá d'ag gabháil-o
And was it there it finally flew, this bird that was at the window?
It looked so free in passing as if the passing opened in-o
'Twas days and days and days before I could finally hear the cry-o
As if this passing the only way I could say goodbye-o
Mo ghrá sa'n Bás is deacair a rá
'S riamh an lá siud sa chré-o
Mo ghrá sa'n Bás is deacair a rá
'S riamh an lá d'ag gabháil-o
Mo ghrá sa'n Bás is deacair a rá
'S riamh an lá siud sa chré-o
Written by: Jack Hardy

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