Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2 : Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2 - "This Unrelenting Work"
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This unrelenting work, this grey, unresting industry
What aim, what future, what peace
Will your hard profits buy?
Buy us a home, buy us respect
And buy us freedom from pain
Of grinning at gossip's tales
Believe me, we shall be free
Believe in God the Father Almighty
Maker of heaven and earth
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord
Who was conceived
Peter, tell me one thing
Where the youngster got that ugly bruise?
Out of a honey-bun!
Oh, your ways are hard and rough beyond his days
Peter, were we right?
Were we right in what we planned to do?
Were we right?
Take away your hand
My only hope depends on you
If you take it away, what's left?
Were we mistaken when we schemed
To solve your life profoundly?
Wrong to plan, wrong to try
Wrong to live, right to die
Were we mistaken when we
Wrong to settle, wrong to hope
Planned to come free from
When the final fight again
Peter, you cannot try your peace
You'll never stop the gossip's tongue
Let all the fish run out the sea
We were mistaken to have dreamt
Peter, we've failed, we've failed
Amen
So be it, and God have mercy upon thee