Name: Can The Circle Be Unbroken
Duration: P00H03M53S
Description: A reinterpretation of the classic song Can The Circle Be Unbroken, a reflection and response to the constant cycle of gun violence we are experiencing in modern day america.

Can The Circle Be Unbroken

by The Belle Curves

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A reinterpretation of the classic song Can The Circle Be Unbroken, a reflection and response to the constant cycle of gun violence we are experiencing in modern day america.

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I was standing by the window
On one warm and sunny day
When I heard the news cast rolling
Ten more lives were taken away

Can the circle be unbroken
Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye
There's a better way of living
Where we don’t cry lord we don’t cry

Lord, I saw the undertaker
Busier than you should know
And he took my little brother
Long before his time to go

Can the circle be unbroken
Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye
There's a better way of living
Where we don’t cry lord we don’t cry

I followed close behind them
Tried to stand up and be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow
As they dug another grave

Can the circle be unbroken
Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye
There's a better way of living
Where we don’t cry lord we don’t cry

Thoughts and prayers lord sure are lovely
But they cannot tell me why
no action has been taken
How many more must die

Can the circle be unbroken
Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye
There's a better way of living
Where we don’t cry lord we don’t cry

Can the circle be unbroken
Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye
There's a better kind of freedom
Where we don’t die lord we don’t die

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released August 5, 2019

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The Belle Curves New York, New York

The Belle Curves is the primary creative vehicle for Troy-based songwriter Delaney Hafener. A typical multi-hyphenate musician, she has an atypical relationship to fame - she doesn't want it. She doesn't need it, and she's not pursuing it. Delaney seeks authenticity, joy, and community through music-making. She mines the world for experiences to sing about like a photographer takes to the road. ... more

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