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lyrics

Scant Peace Of Mind

She had a warm heart,
Did my baby.

When fruit weighed down the tree,
Sun bursting through their skins,
It was golden, golden, golden,
With laughter on the breeze,
Oh then she had a warm heart,
Did my baby.

Time! Oh time!
She offers scant peace of mind.

But then a chill clung to the air,
Leaves like russet-coloured rain,
Fell red and hazel-brown,
With a harsh wind whipping round,
Oh then she had a hard heart,
Did my baby.

Time! Oh time!
She offers scant peace of mind.

But then each branch lay stripped and bare,
Exposed and raw and real,
It was black and white and blue,
And those lonely nights froze clear,
Oh then she had a cold heart,
Did my baby

Time! Oh time!
She offers scant peace of mind.

But one dawn the tree awoke,
Sun bursting with fresh life,
And all shone green and green and green,
Like we all had heard the joke,
Oh then she had new heart,
Did my baby.

Time! Oh time!
She offers scant peace of mind.

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from Love Of Too Much Living (2014) - Album, released September 29, 2014

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The Magic Lantern is the musical moniker of singer-songwriter Jamie Doe

His fourth album 'A Reckoning Bell' written and recorded while helping to care for his father with Alzheimers disease, see's The Magic Lantern exploring what loss can teach us about love and how love's small acts give a life meaning.

His new album is due for release in October. ... more

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