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Halifax Hurricane

from Anthracite by Harmonic Dirt

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Halifax Hurricane

Bomb blasted windows, 1917.
2000 people were lost.
The unladen Imo, for wartime relief,
Danced into Mont Blanc in the Cove.

How could a woman as light as a bird
Blow winds cross the prairie so cold?
A Halifax hurricane bore down on North End,
Had nothing on that woman's soul.

We ducked in that bar, out of the storm
And away from the forces that blew.
I didn't know how lightning that struck
Was all of that fury from you?

My cold hearted woman named after a storm,
Gets what she came here to take.
The bombs in the harbor couldn't sleep through the fire,
Left nothing but ruin in its wake.

We ducked in that bar, out of the storm
And away from the forces that blew.
I didn't know how lightning that struck
Was all of that fury from you?

When fisherman find my body and clothes,
Lay me to rest in St. Paul.
That's nowhere she'll find me or look for my bones
She blew off the coast at landfall.

We ducked in that bar, out of the storm
And away from the forces that blew.
I didn't know how lightning that struck
Was all of that fury from you?

How could a woman as light as a bird
Blow winds cross the prairie so cold?
A Halifax hurricane bore down on North End,
Had nothing on that woman's soul.

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from Anthracite, released December 14, 2017

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Harmonic Dirt Syracuse, New York

Harmonic Dirt is a collaboration of multi-instrumentalist Mike Gridley and lyricist Susan Coleman based in Central New York. They are joined by percussionist Taylor Bucci. The husband and wife duo of Coleman and Gridley are prolific songwriters, developing stories that draw from the rich heritage of American folk and roots music.

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