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War and Glory

from Seven Years by Jacob Mau

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Yousif, Yousif, where has your sister gone?
I haven’t seen her since the night they dropped the bomb
And she sang to me a song to keep my tears from coming on
As the fire lit up the dawn. I remember her though it’s been so long

Young Mohammad, I long to speak with you
You learn a new language twice as quickly as I do
You grow more distant everyday, and I don’t have the words to say
But I won’t let you slip away, Lord knows, my son
You are the very one I came here to save

Jacob, Jacob, your heart became a stone
You’re turning paychecks but you’re putting on a show
Your brittle branches hang so low, so many stories
You don’t know because you’re always on the go
And your fruit is overgrown, and your love remains unknown
You go to work, you go to work and come back home

Well it’s true, and I don’t know what to say
But do you love me anyway?
You’re not okay. I’ve noticed it too
And yes, I do

Henry, Henry, you’ll never return home
You’ll die a distant soldier as these quiet cornfields grow
And your little sister cries, as she stares into the fire
Wondering exactly how you died, she only wants you at her side
And your father walks the fields in the blackness of the night
He left a long day’s work behind to shake his fist
At a silent sky and wonder why

I’ve seen your picture, Henry, from 1922
We could’ve been brothers, me and you
That war was different they say
There was good and evil, clear as day
But it took you just the same

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from Seven Years, released February 14, 2014

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Jacob Mau Chicago, Illinois

Jacob Mau spins compelling stories of misfit people and misplaced landscapes oft overlooked by others, and ignored by history. As this year's winner of Chicago's longest-running open mic competition, hosted annually by Uncommon Ground, he is clearly a standout among the city's best singer-songwriters. Good things await this young musician."

-Scott Schaefer
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Bloodshot Records
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