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I Was Innocent

by VanWyck

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First single of VanWyck's upcoming album 'The Epic Tale of the Stranded Man' due out on April 8 with Excelsior Recordings.

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I WAS INNOCENT

Every story carved into these crumbling walls
Starts with I was innocent
Blame my mother, blame my father
Blame my coldhearted lover
But know that I was innocent

Didn't want to steal
Didn't mean to run
Didn't pull the trigger
Didn't hide the gun

Every cry aimed at that tiny square of sky
Rings with you are guilty too
You have lied and you have lusted
You've misused and mistrusted
Oh yeh you are guilty too

Didn't want to steal
Didn't mean to run
Didn't pull the trigger
Didn't hide the gun

Every whisper mumbled in these bad dream slumbers
Stops with please leave me be
Please don't haunt me, don't confront me
Please don't push the truth upon me
Oh no please leave me be

Didn't want to steal
Didn't mean to run
Didn't pull the trigger
Didn't hide the gun

All I ever wanted was to save her
But I guess I lost myself
In the prison of our good intentions
The wicked warden laughs behind your back

credits

released January 14, 2022
Written by Christine Oele
Recorded and mixed by Frans Hagenaars at SSE Noord
Mastered by Darius van Helfteren at Amsterdam Mastering

Christine Oele: vocals

Reyer Zwart: bass guitar, acoustic guitar, organ, mellotron

JP Hoekstra: electric guitar

Rowin Tettero: drums

Sleeve design: Floor Koomen
Images: Amie Dicke

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VanWyck Amsterdam, The Netherlands

With her rich lyrics and sober alt folk craft Amsterdam singer-songwriter VanWyck has released 4 albums: 'An Average Woman' in 2018, 'Molten Rock' in 2019, 'God is in the Detour' in 2020 and 'The Epic Tale of the Stranded Man' in 2022.

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