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Sackcloth Saints

from Downhill from Here by Heliophile

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lyrics

High in our fortress, disguised and once free
Suffered scars of bombardment by king's decree
In a fortnight the legions of cross and fleur-de-lis
Will have raised up a garden of severed trees

The savagery of inquisitor and crown
Won't bend our knees
We'll descend by the side of the sackcloth saints
Swear the vows, complete the final rite

Twenty-one, the laymen turned to heresy
Recount the days of those that burned here
Twenty-one declined the path of sanctuary
And braved the flames and soldiers' spurning cheers

Pray now, pray now, venerate the faithful
Our legacy is safe, to die another day

Fumes rise, the anger of flames is set free
But the murmur of prayer soothes our agony

The savagery of inquisitor and crown
Won't bend our knees
We'll burn by the side of the sackcloth saints
Walk the charred sacred pathway to the light

Twenty-one, the laymen turned to heresy
Recount the days of those that burned here
Twenty-one declined the path of sanctuary
And braved the flames and soldiers' spurning cheers

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from Downhill from Here, released June 10, 2014

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Heliophile Enschede, The Netherlands

Heliophile is Gijs van Ouwerkerk and Maarten Vloon, a synthpop duo from The Netherlands. Consistent with their geographical location, between the UK and Germany, their music can be described as a cross between the more accessible British synthpop and the slightly darker stuff made in Germany.
Similar artists: Diorama, De/Vision, Mesh, VNV Nation, Tenek, Pet Shop Boys.
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