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The Hills Breathe Again

from Lord Abergavenny's Hills by Darren Black

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As the iron and coal industry went slowly into decline and the pits closed, the industrial landscape became
neglected and largely forgotten. The area was scarred with remnants of mining and bleak reminders of what
was past. Over time plants started to grow on the barren spoil heaps and other wildlife began to return.
The Garn Lakes nature reserve is typical of how some areas were regenerated and turned into woodland
plantations, reedbanks and meadows.

lyrics

When the dust settles, the line stands still
The wheel stops turning, there’s peace on the hill
And a cold winter bears heavy and long
The last of the pits has gone

The planes pitted with quarries and mines
Blackened by tips of the colliery spoil
Tram roads and railways weaved a long line
And the forgotten landscape recoiled

The hills breathe again
The hills breathe again
The hills breathe, the lungs blow free
And the hills breathe again

Clear as morning the day begins
So starts the healing, the nightingale sings
Back grows the heather, and dresses the land
And the Blackcap is seen once again

The hills breathe again
The hills breathe again
The hills breathe, the lungs blow free
And the hills breathe again

Warm summer evening, a blood orange glow
Lights up the lake where the spoil tips flowed
Flickers and ripples like plasticine sun
And the Sand Martin heads for home

The hills breathe again
The hills breathe again
The hills breathe, the lungs blow free
And the hills breathe again

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from Lord Abergavenny's Hills, track released March 4, 2015
Darren Black: guitar/vocals/violin

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Darren Black Winchester, UK

Darren Black is a Hampshire UK based musician, songwriter and composer whose songs are rooted in sociological and political observation. His latest album 'Empty Halls Can Feel Like crowded Rooms' was released in January 2023.

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