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The Wars '21 - Remix

by John Borra

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Remix version of 'The Wars' from the 2020 album Blue Wine

lyrics

Lyrics by Eva H.D.

I was a jamjar
I was a melting pot
I worshipped building blocks
and summer storms

I was a leafy branch
I was recalcitrant
I was a brig in flames
& ripe for worms

Could you have harboured me
Had I been less at sea?
Could I have leavened you
Between the bars?

Our love was brave ascent
And toppled government
Fierce as a garment rent
Amid the wars.

You were a miner
You were a union song
Peat-tempered tenor tag
And inland sea

I might have rescued you
after you'd fallen through
the thin ice of thirty-two
on broken knees

Could you have harboured me
Had I been less at sea?
Could I have leavened you
Between the bars?

But our love was brave ascent
And toppled government
Slack as a garment rent
Amid the wars.

credits

released April 23, 2021
Music by John Borra (Socan)
Words by Eva H.D. (Socan)

John Borra – Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Michael Boguski – Piano, Organ
Dani Nash – Vocals
Tim Timleck – Drums
Sam Ferrara – Slinky, Tambourine
Kevin Hearn – 2nd Piano

Recorded by John Borra at Johnny MacLeod’s
Kevin’s Keys and Sam’s Slinky recorded by Peter J. Moore
Drums on The Wars recorded by Tim Timleck
Mixed by John Borra
Mastered by Peter J. Moore at the E Room, Toronto

Photo by Brent Goldsmith
Styling by Salfygurl
Design by Danny Regan

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John Borra Toronto, Ontario

At age 16, John Borra played his first gig at the legendary Toronto punk bar The Turning Point. Since then he has been a part of nearly every significant musical movement in the city. These days he’s best known as a troubadour, albeit one with a rebellious storytelling streak that can be traced back to Hank Williams and other pioneering voices of folk and country music. ... more

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