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When the Hammer Falls from the Hand of Man

from Singles Collection by The Waxwings

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Written by Eric Schopmeyer

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Just as every prisoner comes to depend on the bars of the cage
Without a vessel, water just falls through your fingers
When the whistle blows
Like parting seas
You can't stop digging your own grave

Every time you come up from the mine
You leave a little more behind
You can't go back to how it was
Before it all began
When the hammer falls from the hand of man

What's the use of punching in and punching out?
When shift by shift and day by day the line gets blurred
Between what you do
And who you are
Between a living and a life

And a roof over your head
A tombstone when you're dead
And we finally put to rest
All our worst-laid plans
When the hammer falls from the hand of man

To be an undertaker in the land of eternal life
To be a painter in the land of the blind
When the horse won't pull
And the well runs dry
You can keep your bread
You can keep your roses

As we run out of the fire
Right back to the pan
And all that you have made
Lies buried in the sand
When the hammer falls from the hand of man

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from Singles Collection, released February 24, 2017

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The Waxwings Portland, Oregon

The Waxwings is a band of friends from Portland, OR. We take our diverse musical influences (classical, rock, folk, what have you) and channel them through acoustic instruments to unearth themes of love, loss and the pursuit of soul-searching redemption. ... more

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