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Mother Gives Hard Comfort

from Love in Tyburn's Shade by Without History

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Mother Gives Hard Comfort

[Hitting 4/4 beat and looping]
Don’t scream, don’t scream, don’t scream, don’t scream
Worm white flesh. Death black blood.

Sliding out from underneath
His body growing heavy with its
Loss of blood and soul and intent
Both blood smeared as newborn infants
Creeping to the door I softly call for mother
Seeking succour
Pull my knife from his throat
Tyburn looming heavy in my mind.

[Looping]
The hanging tree

She enters
Sees the bloody scene
Sees my tears start to stream
She holds me close, squeezes tight
Tells me that I have done right
“This evil fuck will pay his due,
His life, his coin, his very flesh
Are ours to do with as we will
The law can hang itself but never you!”

“We’ll cut his purse,
“And spend it freely.
“We’ll cut his clothes,
“And burn them carefully.
“We’ll cut his face
“So no one knows
“This fat and wormlike corpse.”

“We’re losing Tommy to informers and Tyburn
“To the judges who’ll fuck and hang you
“And I’ll not lose a daughter too
“I’ll not lose a daughter too.
“I’ll not lose you, Sally dearest!
“I’ll not lose you, Sally, so grab your knife!”

“We’ll take him to the resurrection men!”

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from Love in Tyburn's Shade, released April 15, 2022

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Without History Wales, UK

Without History is one trans girl, her bass guitars and her looper. Exploring trans history through neofolk and post punk inspired music these songs try to imagine the lives of our trans ancestors in all their messy queer detail.

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