Marianne Faithfull - The Hammer and the Nail Lyrics

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The Hammer and the Nail

The Hammer and the Nail Lyrics by Marianne Faithfull
The Hammer and the Nail Lyrics

What Are The Lyrics For The Hammer and the Nail By Marianne Faithfull?

Clearing webs from the hovel
A blistered hand on the handle of a shovel
I've been digging too deep, I always do.
I see my fate on the surface
I look a lot like Narcissus
A dark abyss of an emptiness
Standing on the edge of a drowning blue.

I look behind my ears for the green
Even my sweat smells clean
Glare off the white hurts my eyes.
Gotta get out of bed get a hammer and a nail
Learn how to use my hands, not just my head
I think myself into jail
Now I know a refuge never grows
From a chin in a hand in a thoughtful pose
Gotta tend the earth if you want a rose.

I had a lot of good intentions
Sit around for fifty years and then collect a pension,
Started seeing the road to hell and just where it starts
But my life is more than a vision
The sweetest part is acting after making a decision
I started seeing the whole as a sum of its parts

My life is part of the global life
I'd found myself becoming more immobile
When I'd think a little girl in the world can't do anything.
A distant nation my community
A street person my responsibility
If I have a care in the world I have a gift to bring.

Who Wrote The Hammer and the Nail By Marianne Faithfull?

Emily Ann Saliers

What's The Duration Of The The Hammer and the Nail By Marianne Faithfull?

The duration of The Hammer and the Nail is 7:30 minutes and seconds.

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