Handmaid's Blush

from The Failing of the Strains by The Low Countries

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Generations have come some have come and gone but this ones no longer needed no more
Battered bruised undone, they’ll be all unsung, they’re rotten rancid to the core

There’s a skin so smooth sweet and creamy white
Flesh to touch and be shared
Pair her off with our Lord oh you know I’m right
The Handmaid’s Blush must be spared
The Handmaid’s Blush must be spared

They boast roots in our land they can’t flourish here the boats need filling before I return
The young and the strong are all good for building, the old and the dead ones must be burned

There’s a skin so smooth sweet and creamy white
Flesh to touch and be shared
Pair her off with our Lord oh you know I’m right
The Handmaid’s Blush must be spared
The Handmaid’s Blush must be spared

There’s a skin so smooth sweet and creamy white
Flesh to touch and be shared
Pair her off with our Lord oh you know I’m right
The Handmaid’s Blush must be spared
The Handmaid’s Blush must be spared

Generations have come some have come and gone but this ones no longer needed no more

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from The Failing of the Strains, released August 8, 2008

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The Low Countries are the off-road vehicle for songwriter-singer Nigel Parrington. Nigel is currently performing with Els D'hooge in Belgium after enjoying a heady 5 year run of full band activity in the UK.

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