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The lyrics to this song are inspired by St Nikolai's Church in Hamburg. The church was rebuilt in 1874, to be bombed in 1943. The remains of the church have been left as a memorial and anti-war symbol.
In the middle of the empty, bombed out space is a sculpture from 2003 by Edith Breckwoldt: a womanly figure called 'Angel on Earth'. It is covered in hands making different shapes. Below the sculpture lies the inscription, 'nimm meine Hand und ich führe dich zu dir zurück'; in English, 'take my hand and I will lead you back to yourself'.

This song is part of a Castle Cooperative Records project, collating images, tracks and poetry around the theme 'ruins'. The results were gathered together as digital zine and blog series.

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They left it open so you can see
The bare stone broken, the bare stone bleeds
Where the bombs have left it empty

A century is no life for a stone
The empty chasm it speaks in tombs:

‘Shame on them, shame on the men,
Blew a brother’s hands to pieces
And they do it all again.’

Nimm meine Hand und ich führe dich zu dir zurück*

A century is no life for a stone
The empty chasm it speaks in tombs:

‘Nimm meine Hand und ich führe dich zu dir zurück.’

*Words of Edith Breckwoldt, 2003

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released November 18, 2022
Written by Tom Cowin and Lucy Day

Tom Cowin - guitar and cittern

Vocals and lyrics - Lucy Day

Mixed and mastered by Gareth Lucking.

Castle Cooperative Records
Catalog number: CCR11

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The Knights Project Brighton, UK

Intricate, precise and mysterious twin guitar folk from coastal England.

'Unfussy and genuine with the warmth of an old field recording you’re sure to keep returning to, a simply beautiful album.' - Folk Radio

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