Darkwood Green (alternate version)
Sid and I have been working on an alternate version for this song.
I'm posting it here separately so it doesn't get lost in the mix.
Darkwood Green (Death of a town)
Lyrics: Terry Stanton, Music: Owen Hovenden
https://soundcloud.com/rainydayman/darkwood-green-death-of-a-town
[verse 1]
Darkwood Green was a nice place to live,
kids played in the park till the skies went dark.
Fun and laughter filled the sleepy town,
porch lights came on, when the sun went down.
[verse 2]
The day began just like, the ones before,
neighbours called out, through unlocked doors.
The rumour mill kicked into overdrive,
a girl's body's found, and she wasn't alive.
[refrain]
And the sun went down, yeah the sun went down, on the death of a town.
[instrumental]
[verse 3 ]
Police siren's wail, sent shivers through the spine,
roads blocked, streets taped off, not a good sign.
Townsfolk in slippers, wore a mask of disbelief,
hugged each other tight, shared a common grief.
[verse 4]
The Sheriff called a meeting, in the local church,
most came, some were helping with the search.
A drifter been caught hiding out in a barn,
blood on his hands, no sign of harm.
[refrain]
And the sun went down, oh the sun went down, on the death of a town.
[verse 5]
Darkness brought a silence, never heard before,
people fitted screens and heavy locks for doors.
Innocence was lost, a victim of crime,
The town would never be the same, for a long, long time.
[outro]
And the sun went down, yeah the sun went down, on the death of a town
And the sun went down, oh the sun went down, on the death of a town
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