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Hold On To My Heart

from Closing Time by Kyle Trimper

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They shipped us out in the spring of '83 
Sent off to fight with some unseen enemy 
This land is not my home, but the pay is fine 
"Come back in one piece", they said, and this land will be mine 

So hold on, hold on, hold on to my heart 
I'll be back for it someday 
Hold on, hold on, hold on to my heart 
I'll be back for it someday 
Don't cry for me, 'cause your tears will be wasted 
I wont kiss you goodbye so I won't remember how it tasted 

I had a dream where I was awash in blood 
From all of the hearts I'd pierced and the throats I'd cut 
Bodies lined up along the coast as far as I could see 
As I wandered closer, all the corpses looked like me 

So hold on, hold on, hold on to my heart 
I'll be back for it someday 
Hold on, hold on, hold on to my heart 
I'll be back for it someday 
Don't cry for me, 'cause your tears will be wasted 
I wont kiss you goodbye so I won't remember how it tasted 

There's something sinister waiting in those trees 
Something frightens me: I go weak at the knees 
The sound of a musket shot and I hit the ground 
All these years of fighting and this is how I go down? 

So hold on, hold on, hold on to my heart 
I'll be back for it someday 
Hold on, hold on, hold on to my heart 
I'll be back for it someday 
Don't cry for me, 'cause your tears will be wasted 
I wont kiss you goodbye so I won't remember how it tasted…

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from Closing Time, released February 29, 2016
Kyle Trimper: Lead and background vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, keyboards, synth bass, yells 
Maan Hani: Cahon, percussion, drums, yells 
Doug Scurfield: Drums

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Kyle Trimper Halifax, Nova Scotia

Born and raised in Bear River, Nova Scotia, Kyle Trimper has been performing and writing songs since age six.

Kyle’s influences are varied, ranging from Nova Scotia traditional folk, to pop, rock, jazz, classical, synthpop and avant-garde music.
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