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The farmer working in the fields
before the sunrise,
the inland navigators heading
for the far skies.

Up on the hills amid the silence
of the high moors,
down in the valleys, by the rivers
and the dry stone walls.

That is where you will find them
out there, working by the hedgerows.
In the rain and the snowfall
you’ll find them
out there, high against the skyline.
In the mines and the headings
you’ll find them, down there
dreaming of the daylight.

The line will hold;
the mark of man
upon the land;
the inland navigators
reaching for the far skies.

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from English Electric (part two) hi​-​resolution audio, released March 4, 2013
Words and music by Greg Spawton
Brass arrangement by Dave Desmond
String arrangement by Rachel Hall

Lily Adams Backing vocals
Violet Adams Backing vocals
Dave Desmond Trombone
Nick D’Virgilio Drums, backing vocals
Ben Godfrey Cornet
Dave Gregory Electric guitars
Rachel Hall Acoustic and electric violin
Jan Jaap Langereis Recorders
David Longdon Lead and backing vocals
Danny Manners Piano
Andy Poole Backing vocals
Greg Spawton Bass, backing vocals
John Storey Trombone
Andy Tillison Organ, Tillisification
Abigail Trundle Cello
Jon Truscott Tuba

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