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Holy the Night
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last night I stood by the choir on the green
a rapturous chorus of angels would sing
with mulled wine in hand and lights in the trees
on a cold christmas eve-
some c-lister brought a crowd to the town hall
shook hands with a panto dame, lit up the sprawl
it's funny such things can bring joy to us all
but me without you tonight-
but me without you on a cold christmas eve
to warm in the glow of the fire-
oh, holy the night that I could call you mine
last year on a cold christmas eve
fairisle and tinsel were lining the windows
for last-minute lovers to spend all they've got
you'd wander the streets as the world shut up shop
and curse at the crisp winter breeze-
but me without you on a cold christmas eve
to warm in the glow of the fire-
oh, holy the nights that I could call you mine
last year on a cold christmas eve
took a cigarette break on the twenty-fourth day
retraced all our steps through the wrought iron gates
through holly and ivy beside the canal
to the bright icy lights you hang outside your house
and I wonder what I have to show
for walking a christmas ago-
for walking away on a cold christmas day,
for leaving the glow of your fire-
how lonely the nights now I can't call you mine
this year, on a cold christmas day
I'll be thinking of you on this cold christmas eve-
we'd warm in the glow of your fire-
Oh, holy the night that I could call you mine
last year, on a cold christmas eve
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New Year's Day
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spirit in blood and fear in bones,
no eve brings a chill like she-
oh happy new year to you, my dear-
though all our friends are safe at home
with whiskey by the fire,
you and I will sing to them-
we'll send our song for miles-
we'll dance away this lonely night,
we'll spend our lowly wage-
and when the small hours come around,
we'll cheer for new year's day
and children in gunpowder mist
gather 'neath the dim streetlights-
to watch a thousand tiny fires
make brighter all our skies-
they'll dance away this lonely night,
they'll spend their lowly wage-
and when the small hours come around,
they'll cheer for new year's day
to old traditions long forgot
and lovers long since gone-
for those who would give anything
to have one moment more-
we'll raise a glass this lonely night
we'll drink our trials away-
we'll cry the numbers counting down
to sing for new year's day-
we'll dance away this lonely night
and when our money's spent-
we'll see the small hours come around,
we'll do it all again
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ilonalowe London, UK
ilonalowe is an indie-folk artist, London-born and Sussex bred. Marnie Burt's pseudonym sees her lean into her natural
introversion.
The forthcoming releases reflect on 2020 through the eyes of a furloughed student. ilonalowe is a fly on the wall, telling tales of moments of joy sandwiched between daily disasters; homesickness, hopefulness, grief, love, angst and affection.
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