I Set Swindon Ablaze

from Highway Of Tears by Joel Bourret

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Joël - Vocal, Bass, Guitars, Pump Organ, Rhodes Piano, Autoharp, Drums

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I SET SWINDON ABLAZE

I set Swindon ablaze
Cause I didn't like it anyway
I set Swindon ablaze
I watched it burn from afar

I arrived in Swindon just as planned
But you were so distant, everything had changed
So what happened to our summer romance?
From this moment on I didn't stand a chance

Five weeks in this shit town with nothing to do
I grew to hate everyone and all this English food
Another string of sleepless nights staring at your back
I think you thought it all was all a good laugh

In a fit of rage I set the bed alight
The flames engulfed the house and lit up the night
They jumped from roof to roof and this I never planned
But I shrugged and walked away
It was now in God's hands

I set Swindon ablaze
Cause I didn't like it anyway
I set Swindon ablaze
I watched it burn from afar
I set Swindon ablaze
I set Swindon ablaze
And let it burn, I let it burn
I let it burn, I let it burn, I let it burn

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from Highway Of Tears, released October 16, 2023

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