You'll wear those dirty shoes through the meadow today
When the church bells ring, when the church bells ring
And you will run to the door and send your troubles away
Where the church bells ring, but you don't go in
You feel your eyes well up and your chest start to burn
People marching in, angels hovering
You know the chords they play and when the choir takes its turn
But you don't go in, you let the church bells ring
AMEN, AMEN, AMEN
Where the babies cry and the tombs lay still
There the church bells ring, life begins and ends
You turn and face the sky and you cry until
No more church bells ring, there's only love within
The new EP from Scottish songwriter Alec Bowman_Clarke goes deep, setting vulnerable lyrics to gentle melodies & stripped-back arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 30, 2021
Alec Bowman perfectly captures the dark soil under the pastoral world of British folk with this collection of melancholy originals. Bandcamp New & Notable May 12, 2020