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Broken Flag - Recorded At Electric Lady Studios
Patti Smith
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Nodding, though, the lamp's lit low
Nod for persons underground
To and fro, she's darning, and
The land is weeping, red and pale
And we're marching for Algiers
Forward marching for Algiers
Weaving, though, the eyes are pale
What will rend will also mend
The sifting cloth is binding, and
The dream she weaves will never end
For we're marching for Algiers
For we're marching for Algiers
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Lullaby, though, baby's gone
Lullaby, a broken song
Oh, the cradle was our call
When it rocked, we carried on
And we're marching toward Algiers
Marching, marching for Algiers
We're still marching for Algiers
Marching, marching for Algiers
Not to hail a barren sky
A sifting cloth is weeping red
The mourning veil is waving high
A field of stars and tears we've shed
In the sky, a broken flag
Children rise and raise their arms
We'll be gone, but they'll go on
And on, and on, and on, and on
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