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Bigger Wall

from Bedroom Tapes 4 by Ruth Po!

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Bigger wall was recorded and released by Po! on the 1993 album Ducks and Dalkes

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The wall that stands beside your tulip tree
Is cold and threatening to me
I’ve seen you daring me to sit on it
So you can come and shout at me.

You need a bigger wall
You need a bigger wall
You need a bigger wall to keep the neighbour’s kids out.

The wall that crumbled into history
Is there for everyone to see
But soldiers crouching in a foreign land
Will never ever quite believe.

You need a bigger wall
You need a bigger wall
You need a bigger wall so that the world keeps turning.

Higher than the mountains
Higher than the eagle
Higher than the eye can see

I walk along the wall with heavy feet
And see the strangers on both sides
I shiver in the mist of ignorance
And weep at civilising lies

You need a bigger wall
You need a bigger wall
You need a bigger wall to keep the whole world out.

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from Bedroom Tapes 4, released May 1, 1993

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PO! Leicester, UK

Ruth Po! set up her own record company and writes incisive songs from an ordinary female perspective. Themes are often dark yet the tunes are singable, jangly and very English-sounding.First formed in 1987 with punk roots and an indie-pop style, PO! is not a typical band. After a Peel session and an NME single of the week, Ruth gave it all up 1999-2016 but the band are back with new songs! ... more

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