Name: Clifton
Duration: P00H03M28S
Description: Our second single, this tune tells the true story of Clifton Pollard, the man tasked with digging the grave of President John F Kennedy in 1963.

Clifton

by Chapter Nineteen

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Our second single, this tune tells the true story of Clifton Pollard, the man tasked with digging the grave of President John F Kennedy in 1963.

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I wanna tell you a story
About a man I never met
And his name…it doesn’t matter

GO!

He woke early Sunday morning, like he knew he would
Even though it was his day off
Bacon and eggs for breakfast, midway through
The call he’d been expecting
‘Get here by eleven, I guess you know what this is for’
Of that, there was no doubt
‘I’m sorry to drag you out like this’, the foreman said
But our man, he just shook his head
‘It’s an honour for me to be here’, and with that he got to it
An artist at work

Four years later
More work to do
Laying John to rest again

‘I’m proud of you’, John’s brother said to him
But our man, he just shook his head
‘It’s an honour for me to be here’, and with that he got to it
An artist at work

Years have passed now, and our man has joined John
Like he knew he would
The job he did for so many, has been done for him
Just a few yards away
It was always his honour to be here, and now the honour is mine
Telling you his tale

I wanna tell you a story
About a man I wish I’d met
And his name…

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released November 22, 2019
All music by Chapter Nineteen.

Produced and mixed by Chris Piper.

Mastered by Pete Maher.

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Chapter Nineteen Birmingham, UK

A hard-hitting, angular post-hardcore duo from the West Midlands. Riffs, mate, loads of riffs.

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