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Freedom Hymn

from Pockets On Fire by annA rydeR

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    With 16 page colour booklet in jewel case with cartoons by annA. Design by Mick Toole.

    “Songs that demand your attention” – MOJO magazine 1999

    Studio album released in 1998 on Woodworm records.
    12 songs with annA playing piano, guitars and French horns, and featuring the playing of Fairport Convention's Dave Pegg, Gerry Conway, Simon Nicol, Ric Sanders and Chris Leslie along with trumpet player Chas McDevitt and trombonist Chris Knibbs.

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Written by annA rydeR in January 1998

lyrics

My voice is weak I can barely speak
My hands are too cold for you to hold
My feet won't allow me to walk away
For I am more tired, I am more tired
I am more tired than I can say

The good things I have done seem few
Friends are gone to the distance I once knew
And I've hardly travelled from this land
And I've let freedom, I've let freedom
I've let freedom slip through my hand

NOW I AM WORN FROM ALL THIS TRYING
AND I AM TORN FROM CONSTANT CRYING
BUT I WILL RISE UP ONE DAY
AND THROW THIS CRUEL PAIN AWAY

Inside my body there is a child
Who still believes that the world is truly wild
She's longing to tell me something lost inside
But I can't hear her, I can't hear her
I can't hear her though I have tried

FOR I AM WORN ....

In spite of all this my heart beats strong
Like a drum it raises up the song
It's so hard to understand
Yet I've held freedom, I've held freedom
I've held freedom in my hand

FOR I AM WORN ....

Instrumental

FOR I AM WORN ....
It's so hard to understand
Yet I hold freedom, I hold freedom
I hold freedom in my hand

credits

from Pockets On Fire, released February 19, 1999
annA rydeR: piano, French horns, vocals
Dave Pegg: bass, vocals
Gerry Conway: drums, percussion
Simon Nicol: guitar, vocals
Chas McDevitt: trumpet
Chris Knibbs: trombone, vocals

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annA rydeR England, UK

annA rydeR is an original and inventive singer-songwriter with a musical style which spans an array of genres. A multi- instrumentalist with a poetic, intimate lyricism communicating her unique take on the world around her.

annA has played all over the UK and Europe, from small clubs to large festivals, and has six studio albums under her belt, featuring some of British folk's finest musicians. ... more

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