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  1. Fortress

From the recording Marsh Radio

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Produced and Engineered by Lloyd Peterson

Sam Baardman: lead vocals
Lloyd Peterson: piano
Gord Mowat: upright bass
Josh Ayers: drums
Karla Ferguson: harmony vocals
Richard Moody: violin, viola, string arrangement

Lyrics

FORTRESS - by Sam Baardman

Another day is dawning, don’t know how I should react
We dream by looking forward, we learn by looking back
This one is for the days we don’t remember who we are
I’m sure I know the laugh, but I don’t recognize the scar

We’ve built this place together
Though the walls are paper thin
Masquerading as a fortress
That can keep us safe within

You’re reading by the window and the light spills on your hair
The storyteller’s taken all the breath you had to spare
Now everybody’s frightened when they face the denouement
It doesn’t matter much if you’re the queen or you’re the pawn

We’ve built this place together
To keep out the ceaseless din
Masquerading as a fortress
That can keep us safe within

I hope that you stay with me right until the bitter end
When the evening sheds its colours and the crown of night descends
We walked down to the river when the skies were turning grey
And threw our bread out on the water and watched it float away

We’ve built this place together
For ourselves and for our kin
Masquerading as a fortress
That can keep us safe within

I wouldn’t leave you stranded and I wouldn’t leave your side
We’ll find ourselves a sandy shore to watch the stars collide
We’ve studied all the motions of the water and the wind
To find out if the tide is going out or coming in

We’ve built this place together
With hope and calloused skin
Masquerading as a fortress
That can keep us safe within
Masquerading as a fortress
That can keep us safe within