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You Only Kill The One You Love

from The Road Not Taken by Adam Beattie

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Of all the girls I’ve ever met
Not a single one remains and yet
I’ve loved each one and pledged to all
But new somehow we were bound to fall

You kill the one you love
Those Wildean words I often think of
Why do we burn what makes the brightest flame
The rose so sweet, the thorny cane

In every kiss we ever shared
With best intentions never spared
But every kiss was numbered by
Laws we tried our best not to abide

You only kill the one you love
The eagle rests in the nest of a dove
To build a home, never again to roam
The heart departs and goes alone

Of all the girls I’ve ever met
Only one remains and loves me yet
We talk of the past and long to be free
The irony that binds me and she

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from The Road Not Taken, released May 11, 2016

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Adam Beattie Scotland, UK

Scottish singer songwriter Adam Beattie has released 5 studio albums. His latest album ‘Somewhere Round The Bend’ received critical acclaim, "Uplifting reveries of love" - MOJO Magazine, "5/5 Master of powerful narratives” - RnR MAGAZINE, “8/10 “Stirring folk balladry” - THE LINE OF BEST FIT, “A very fine record, full of great moments” - RODDY HART, BBC RADIO SCOTLAND ... more

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