Name: Hold The Candle
Duration: P00H04M25S
Description: This song was written about the tragic West Virginia coal mining incident in 2006.

Hold The Candle

from Take The Fall by Elliot Randall

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This song was written about the tragic West Virginia coal mining incident in 2006.

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West Virginia darkness covers my skin,
Loneliness and cold are breaking me.
Sit down to write you a letter,
Coal stick and piece of my sweater,
Don’t I know, it will never get to you.

Hold the candle for me,
Melancholy baby,
Don’t believe a word they say.

Day to remember and a day to forget,
Day to move on and a day to regret.
Take the money in the mason jar, over the microwave,
Buy yourself a ticket,
And don’t ever look back.

Hold the candle for me,
Melancholy baby,
Don’t believe a word they say.

West Virginia darkness covers my skin,
Loneliness and cold are breaking me.
Sit down to write you a letter,
Coal stick and piece of my sweater,
Don’t I know, it’ll never get to you.

Hold the candle for me,
Melancholy baby,
Don’t believe a word they say.

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from Take The Fall, released May 1, 2007

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Elliot Randall & The Deadmen San Francisco, California

"Brilliant Americana featuring soulful, angsty singing over music that straddles country and rock with style and flair." --San Francisco Examiner

Caffeine & Gasoline - #33 on the Americana Music Association's Top 100 of 2010

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