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The Sarissa's Song

from Arkansas by Reece Sullivan

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Written October to November 20th 2014, Lafayette, Louisiana. The chorus lines were written by Stephen Pressfield and appear in his novel, The Virtues of War.

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In matters war and state
In your service stand
Till my dying day
With my sword in hand

A merchant I am not
Nor with craftsman's trade
But I accept my lot
For you the King, my grace

The sarissa's song is a sad, ol' song
He pipes it soft and low
I'd ply my hand at a gentler trade
But war is all I know

In the mud I wade
Or in my comrade's blood
Or on some dusty plain
Under the noon day sun

The sarissa's song is a sad, ol' song
He pipes it soft and low
I'd ply my hand at a gentler trade
But war is all I know

I'd ply my hand at a gentler trade
But war is all I know

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from Arkansas, track released August 5, 2022
Jim McGee Electric
Rafael Gayol Drums
Arisia Gilmore French Horns
Anna Herrera Cello

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Reece Sullivan Lafayette, Louisiana

Originally from Arkansas, and now in Lafayette, LA, I play the surrounding areas regularly. Over the course of the years, I've reinvented myself musically many times: piano to guitar, classical to art rock, art rock to folk, flat picking to finger-picking, solely songwriting to performing. My latest incarnation has me playing out often, sometimes touring, and writing and recording consistently. ... more

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