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Glass Mountains

from Dial It Back by Malcolm MacWatt

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Southside of the river, looking over the water
The money side looks prettier at night
From the north bank of the river, looking over the same water
The view of this side ain’t so nice in daylight
And I hear sirens wailing, I can see blue lights flashing
It’s just somebody’s bad day crashing back to reality
This is my side of the city and what it means to me

CH: Now I’m down here staring at the sky
At the rich and the beautiful living up so high
It’s a slippery slope when you’re trying to climb glass mountains
I can see right through to the other side
And if I wanna get there I’m gonna have to climb
But standing in my way is a big glass mountain

I’m not saying for certain there’s no way of escaping
But these streets don’t let you go so easily
The world you’re born into can wrap its arms around you
The more they hold you back the safer it can seem
And I know about glass ceilings they do a damn good job of keeping
Folks like us from reaching higher ground
This is my side of the city and this is what I found

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from Dial It Back, released January 17, 2020

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Malcolm MacWatt London, UK

“MacWatt will doubtless be considered among the best of the new breed of folksingers and songwriters, who speak of the past as a way to perhaps understand it and move forward” Stephen Rapid, Lonesome Highway

“He shines as a singer and he shines as an interpreter of the eternal folk songbook,” Tom Brosseau, The Great American Folk Show, North Dakota ... more

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