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Child of Knife and Fist

from The Travels of Janus by Firefay & Alison O'Donnell

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A song about Violet Gibson, an Anglo-Irish woman who attempted to assassinate Mussolini.

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Marching to a dictatorial tune the child of knife and fist
Ruled with pen and sharpened sword
Fostering nationalism
And sweeping militarism
Spreading fear and ever violent extremism
Met his end open-mouthed in the piazza
And then a woman of her own accord
Shot him dead again with five bullets for each son
She was never going to miss

Strutting his stuff to middle age forged a peacock so proud
He approved of women who knew their place
But one widow jumped and drew a gun
From her Irish black veil
Fired a bullet which grazed his face
Onwards then unholy Roman Empire
Gathering supersonic momentum
Trumpets blaring loud
Democracy was eaten
Protestors sorely beaten
The worst of those as yet unborn
Stand on the very same platform

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from The Travels of Janus, released February 5, 2021
Album musicians:
Alison O’Donnell: vocals/omnichord
Adam Bulewski: guitars/percussion/FX
Trumpet: Dawid Frydryk
Bass: Ronnie Maxwell
Sax: Sue Lynch
Drums: Neil Huxtable
Drums: James Connor
Drums/percussion: Michael Ofiri

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Alison O'Donnell Dublin, Ireland

Singer, musician, writer of songs & soundscapes. Collaborator in a number of bands across folk, trad, alternative & cross genres. Long career going back to Mellow Candle as a teenager. Student of United Bible Studies. Songs are meaningful and frequently pastoral and poetic, sung with passion and heart.
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