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The sailors have drifted away
Each with a girl in his hand
Wrapped in the ribbons of old Uncle Sam
They danced to the sway of the band
Oh I heard the engines arrive
I saw the trains on the hill
I saw millions of eyes in the chambers of sighs
I saw the gears of the wheel.

The bells are beginning to fade
Oh friend won’t you bring out your dead
Freedom they cried to the faraway sky
And parted the king from his head
Oh emperors where are you now
And where are the hearts that you steal?
Lost like a lamb on the lone level sands
Under the gears of the wheel.

Oh hero who falls to the sea
Oh soldier who’s shot where he stands
Oh captain who drowns where his ship runs aground
Oh farmer laid under his land
Oh woman with child and with none
Oh sage with your secrets revealed
Oh come ye who labour from dusk unto dawn
And rest in the gears of the wheel.

Oh you who have conquered the sun
And tethered the moon to your side
Do you remember the songs that you sang
Under the African sky?
For I am the wandering boy
The girl with the wolves at her heel
And I am the tree by the cold mountain stream
Fed by the gears of the wheel.

Oh I am the forest of flies
And I am the garden of gold
Oh I am the ghosts of the voices long gone
And I am the stories they told
Oh I am the start and the end
I am the dark, dreary dream
I am the hand that will welcome you home
Turning the gears of the wheel

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from Songs from the Wheel, released February 26, 2022

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Ian David Green London, UK

A singer, songwriter and composer from Liverpool, Ian's influences range from folk greats like Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Van Morrison to more contemporary folk / indie / Americana artists such as Damien Jurado, Phosphorescent and Iron & Wine.

With a gift for rich, compelling storytelling and layered lyricism, Ian builds his songs with carefully crafted, evocative and striking language.
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