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The Guilty and the Innocent (duo)

from Time is a Buffalo in the Art of War (special edition) by Andy White

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The original recording of this song. I wrote it for little Isaac, my nephew. The piano surrounded by his toys, I he'd just flown back to Ireland with his mum as the TV blared out the latest atrocities committed by 'our' governments.

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The guilty and the innocent
will soon be on the same side
they went out walking
down to the great divide
to meet all of us who are restless
and don’t know which way to turn
after all this philosophy
still got a lot to learn

The guilty and the innocent
been on a religious ride
how’s that working out for you
I heard too many people have died
it’s a mediaeval painting
faces contorted in pain
either that or a demonstration
to give equality another name

The guilty and the innocent
will soon be on the same side
when the stars come crashing from the sky
into that great divide
and the undertaker’s laughing
he got a message on his phone
there’s a dog playing piano
and a cat chewing on a bone

The guilty and the innocent
have found a new place to hide
right beside the temple
dedicated to Frankenstein’s bride
you can worship who you want to
the auction ends at ten
Michelangelo retired early
to study his motorcycle Zen

The guilty and the innocent
with their eyes open wide
tried to work out in the dark
who it was who lied
and a fully-furnished garbage truck
collects evidence for the trial
while the anxiety surgeons
express the secrets of the Nile

The guilty and the innocent
standing in Canute’s tide
the President and all his men
have got a number on the inside
and Marilyn walks by
in a swimsuit of Virgin Mary blue
we’ve seen this movie before
everything except the ending is new

The guilty and the innocent
and the LGBTQI
at 45rpm the revolution is open wide
you asked me for a road map
and I offered you a link
where you can download salvation
and buy us all a better drink

The guilty and the innocent
it cannot be denied
they look a lot like you and me
when we’re standing at the graveside
and the justice slams his gavel
wherever roses bloom
Jesus himself is breaking bread
on the dark side of this room

The guilty and the innocent
got the Book of Revelation by their side
they’re looking through a one-way mirror
but they’re standing on the same side
the astronaut cannot be bought
he’s seen things from afar
the world is hanging fragile
like a floating glass bell jar

The guilty and the innocent
are the same as you and me
with Nelson’s eye on the horizon
experience comes too easily
nothing comes from nothing
and everything comes to an end
no direction home
home is where the hurt can mend …

Nothing comes from nothing
and everything comes to an end
the only direction is home
home is where the hurt can mend…

Home is where the hurt can mend

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from Time is a Buffalo in the Art of War (special edition), released October 10, 2020

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Belfast songwriter, has guitar wants to travel. Latest album - Good Luck I Hope You Make It

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