The Bailey takes on the theme of government – a word we take from Latin which actually means ‘Mind Control’. Prompted by a foolish excursion in cliff jumping on a rough day that could have ended in tragedy, it explores how we can be so misguided in our decisions and so powerfully disobey our inner i...
[Verse]
We go down to the waterside
And climb down, down a precipice
We go down to the waterside
And climb down, down a precipice
[Bridge]
Then one by one, we jump in
I am terrified, I am terrified
Then one by one, we jump in
I am terrified, I am terrified
[Chorus]
This is love, this is government
These are twenty-four of our seven sins
This is hell, it is paradise
We are here, we can share it
How we go there so easily for a moment, for a man
Oh I hold my heart in my hands, you may love it, if you can
[Verse]
Then we swim out, to where the swell is clear
I can see, I can see miles from here
Then we swim out, to where the swell is clear
I can see miles from here
[Bridge]
Then one by one, the swell takes us home
It is very cold, it can be very cold
Then one by one, the swell takes us home
It is very cold, it can be very cold (Where your home is)
[Chorus]
This is love, this is government
These are twenty-four of our seven sins
This is hell, it is paradise
We are here, we can share it (Here, oh!)
How we go there so easily for a moment, for a man
Oh I hold my heart in my hands, you may love it, if you can
[Instrumental Interlude]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-ooaah
[Chorus]
This is love, this is government
These are twenty-four of our seven sins (Twenty four, our seven sins)
This is hell, it is paradise
We are here (Here)
We can share it
How we go there so easily (so easy to love it, so easy to love it) (For a moment)
For a moment (so easy to love it, so easy to love it)
For a man
(so easy to love it, so easy to love it) (man, oh!)
Oh I hold my heart in my hands (so easy to love it, so easy to love it)
You may love it (love)
If you can
The Bailey was written by Loah.
The Bailey was produced by Loah & Ken McCabe.
Loah released The Bailey on Fri Jun 16 2017.