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He Cannot Take Me

from Lincoln Street Roughs by Dan Blakeslee

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HE CANNOT TAKE ME
(written by Dan Blakeslee between the hours of 11pm and midnight
on 06/06/06 on a pier in Newburyport, MA )


At times I think he’s got my tongue,

When night takes the radiant sun,

The devil cannot take my soul away.



Though my thoughts are sometimes dark,

The deepest black without a spark.

The devil cannot take my soul away.



His silent armies and his spies,

Will not get behind my eyes.

The devil cannot take my soul away.



Tonight his spell lies in the air,

My goodness flanks his brooding stare.

The devil will not take my soul today.

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from Lincoln Street Roughs, released September 18, 2007

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Dan Blakeslee Kennebunkport, Maine

With a suitcase of songs, Maine folk troubadour Dan Blakeslee ventured into the subways of Boston in 1995 to practice his craft. His songs of true life adventures combine the essence of early folk music with a dose of country grit. In 2015 his dream of playing Newport Folk Festival became a reality, where Bob Dylan went electric 50 years earlier. His band release "Christmasland Jubilee" on 12.1.20 ... more

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