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Him Never Kill We (Tall Man Story)

V6-MINI

[Intro] (Low, many voices, close together) Wi nuh dead... Wi just gone... Mek room, mek room, di line a-grow long... [Verse 1] Mi cyaan remember mi face Mi did have one, mi sure Something used to answer When dem call mi from di door Mi did have a name last week Or di week before dat Di name slip off mi like a wet ring And mi never notice wha' mi lost [Chorus] Him never kill we Him keep we One more nuh mek no difference Come join di line Him never kill we Him keep we Nobody nuh miss yuh Come join di line [Verse 2] It nuh hurt after di first night Dat a di part dem never say Yuh stop askin' fi di morning When di morning stop a-come Him nuh even look at we Him nuh need fi look Wi walk because wi walking Wi nuh remember why [Chorus] Him never kill we Him keep we One more nuh mek no difference Come join di line Him never kill we Him keep we Nobody nuh miss yuh Come join di line [Bridge] (Single whispered voice, no music) Mi did have a mother... Mi tink... Somebody did comb mi hair... Somebody did know which one mi was... (Brass returns, slow and heavy) [Verse 3] Wi di moss 'pon di cypress now Wi di water 'pon di stone Wi di cold spot inna di kitchen Wi di knock 'pon di empty door Count di heads 'pon di waterline Every shadow yuh see a we Tall man walk inna di mist alone But him never walk alone [Chorus] Him never kill we Him keep we One more nuh mek no difference Come join di line Him never kill we Him keep we Nobody nuh miss yuh Come join di line [Outro] (Fading, many voices, welcoming) Mek room... Mek room... Yuh never walk alone.