The Dark
Harry Patch
In honour of remembrance day, we’ve recorded an acoustic version of the song we wrote about Harry Patch, the last fighting tommy from World War I. Listen, share and remember.
Because remembrance day is a subject close to our hearts, we thought we’d do something a little different with the song. We hope you like it.
Download Captain Horizon – Patch (Acoustic) (MP3)
Harry Patch
There’s a light on the path
And I know these things won’t last
When you search for the meaning
And you run from the past
At the end of it there’s hope
That the friends you love the most
Will return, hold your hand, and rejoiceWell I’m standing my ground in my own damn way
Is it all I can offer that your life was not a waste
I will
I will
RememberThere’s a field, there’s a ghost
There’s white crosses on a hill
They draw a neat grid
Speak of problems gone away
To the other side of hope
And the dreams you might have held
Might have died but forgotten they are notWell I’m standing my ground in my own damn way
Is it all I can offer that your life was not a waste
I will
I will
RememberThe ground shakes like the earth could sob
Big shells fired by little ones
Heavy eyes, black as coal
I can feel the madness coming for me
In the conversations and the operations
And the way you’re sated by names you can’t rememberBut I’m standing my ground in my own damn way
Is it all I can offer that your life was not a waste
I will
I will
Remember
I will remember
The non-acoustic version of Patch features on our forthcoming album, The Lights of Distorted Science.