Honour Amongst Thieves

from 19 Demos by Rowan Lewis

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lyrics

I’ve taken to the skies and flown in to my destination
Knowing that the trip might be my last
I’ve crawled deep underground and slipped on stone smoothed over by the ages
Gigs like these, you’ve gotta learn stuff fast

I’ve leapt from ledges madly and I’ve sometimes meddled badly
But politics has never been my scene
The emotion that I feed is only loosely linked to greed
I’ve got insatiable curiosity

So lead me into a gaping mouth of horror
Tell me who believes
That history can’t teach me to restore
A bit of honour amongst thieves

I’ve stashed myself on trains and ridden over country borders
In pursuit of knowledge that’s no longer lost
I’ve given up a trail and I’ve set myself up to fail
Because sometimes a mystery isn’t worth the cost

So come on, get up, arm over my shoulder
Let’s leave in one piece
My mouth screams youth but my morals just get older
Hardened by honour amongst thieves

I’ve cast eyes on the artwork of a stolen civilisation
I’ve trod the pathways where no angel goes
The glitter in my gaze is caused by ruins, risks, and graves
Because the hidden places are where freedom grows

So let me out into the unknown twilight
And I’ll bring you back a key
Code and star can take you pretty far
But you’re going to have to translate me

Yeah, lead me into a gaping mouth of horror
Pull back the leaves
The people here before us left clear clues that should taught us
To have honour amongst thieves
To have honour amongst thieves
To have honour amongst thieves.

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from 19 Demos, released April 22, 2020

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