Name: The Dissident
Duration: P00H04M13S
Description: Imagining what it would be like to be disappeared, tortured and held in communicado - and dreaming of escape

The Dissident

by Jim McGrath

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Imagining what it would be like to be disappeared, tortured and held in communicado - and dreaming of escape

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The Dissident (Jim McGrath)

I’ve been doing a stretch, I’ve been doing time,
For what I still can’t divine
Can’t remember what I never knew
We used to be so many, now we are so few
We used to be so many, now we are so few

Our life was good, our future was bright
‘Til they took me away that dreadful night
Hooded and bound, would I ever be found
No one knew where I was, no one dared to ask
No one knew where I was, no one dared to ask

They had me beaten, they had me bound,
They had me shackled, they had me kowed
At dusk the city sleeps, oh hurry sundown
Then I’ll escape, I’ll be homeward bound
Then I’ll escape, I’ll be homeward bound
I’m coming, coming right home to you

There’s not a minute, not a minute to be lost
Gotta get out or I'll pay the cost
Promise of the new, the horror of the past
Why did I think it wasn't going to last
Why did I think it wasn't going to last
I could be coming, coming back home to you

They tied me up, they tied me down
They brought me to my knees when they weren’t around
Now I’m shaking with anticipation
Resilient, planning for tomorrow
Resilient, planning for tomorrow
I'll be coming, coming back home to you

Running down deserted streets, scared of who I’m gonna meet
Crunch of gravel gathers pace behing me, it’s a deadly race
Reach the mighty river, reach the borderline
Praying to my god I’ll make it this time
Praying to my god I’ll make it this time
I’m be coming, coming on home to you

Instrumental break

Our life was happy, our future was bright
‘Til they took me away that dreadful night
Hooded and bound, will I ever be found
No one knows where I am, no one dares to ask
No one knows where I am, no one dares to ask

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released December 28, 2023
Written by Jim McGrath
Performed by Jim McGrath (vocals, acoustic and electric guitars) and David Milne (drums, bass, keys, electric guitar)

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