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swallow the blood - p walsh lyrics

[hook]
when i was ten years old my father told me
when you get hit in the t–th don’t ever let them see you bleed
hide it from the enemies, hide it from the referee
do the best that you can to deal with it internally

[verse 1]
nineteen sixties and seventies on a street named messervy
salem, where winter months are synonyms for misery
lived a family, bobby, billy, edie, jennie, and jimmy
a humble group with pugilism ancestry
charlie was the grandfather, a boxer in his youth
who, through his bouts, learned a valuable lesson or two
he later became a trainer and one of his fighters got hit and bit his tongue
suddenly, his mouth began to fill with blood
charlie was scared the ref would be forced to call the show
so he told the kid to take the blood and just swallow it whole
he said, “i know the taste is horrible
just one more round and you can let it go
so hold it in, go get that ko”
with the ring of the bell, he ran like a bat out of h-ll
flung an uppercut and over the opponent fell
in that moment, a family motto was established
the generations generated a little something like this

[hook 2] x2
when your mouth begins to bleed, just swallow it
don’t let them see you bleed, find a place to wallow in
if you let them witness the sorrow, they’re gonna win
you better toughen up and suck it up just don’t keep it all bottled in

[verse 2]
many years later, bobby walked down those creaky steps
down charlie’s bas-m-nt where his uncle donny slept
he, his cousins, and uncles would all pack the room to box
atop the fridge, the tube played the sox
the smoke rose to the top
fumes of cuban cigars and the scotch
permeated across the room with the political talks
they strapped on the gloves and went toe to toe
exchanging blows like rocky marciano
slugging each other like sullivan did, one tough son of a b-tch
charlie’s teachings echoed loudly throughout
swallow that blood, don’t you spit it all out
to this day, it’s synonymous with the family name
this saying is simply the way we deal with every pain
and today, i feel it is my duty to convey
for anyone who’s been ostracized or betrayed
so keep it in for a time, we humans internalize
just make sure it comes out or else it’ll be your demise

[hook]
when i was ten years old my father told me
when you get hit in the t–th don’t ever let them see you bleed (x2)
hide it from the enemies, hide it from the referee
do the best that you can to deal with it internally
when i was ten years old my father told me don’t ever let them see you bleed

- p walsh lyrics

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