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Shovel
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Shovel was released on August 21, 2026 by Bombadil as a part of the album Barnstorm
ReleasedAugust 21, 2026
LabelBombadil
LanguageEnglish
BPM110
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Music Video

Music Video

Lyrics

Give me the needle, give me the thread;
No give me the shovel, I'll dig up my dead
I'm following my blood back, every line
Telling myself it's myself I will find
I'm leaving no stone, no earth un-turned
Marble or granite, pine box or urn
Hacking through stories more or less words
And I believe half of what I see and nothing I've heard
Wasn't the spinster just happier alone?
Clearly that captain brought his fists home
His mother's father was cousin to who?
I've been on right sides and wrong sides of history too
The same mouth that's singing the old rebel song
Is shouting it out in a royal tone
If you go back far enough you'll find every kind;
Highborn and lowborn and ones you don't mind
So why'd I get this one out of all of their last names?
After all I'm holding all of their pain
And why does this one matter more than the next?
If I contain them all, then I'm nothing at best
And I found a few patterns but one lingers on
The ones with good fortune never kept it for long
So forget that I did this, I'm back at the start
Give me apples in winter, keep my blood in my heart
Give me apples in winter, keep my blood in my heart
Give me apples in winter, keep my blood in my heart
Written by: Aidan Duffy, Ben Duffy, Macdara Ó Faoláin, Paul Michael Raphael Spring, Samuel Wright

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