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Maria Daines: MUSIC

I AM THE OWNER OF THIS COAT

(Maria Daines/Paul Killington)
December 22, 2005

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This song was Inspired by Mary-Alice Pollard, Cornwall's Voice For Animals


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'I Am The Owner of This Coat'

I am the owner, the owner of this coat
Brown eyed, small
Without a hope,
Soon to perish, soon to cry
Just so you may wear, my fur with pride...

You may not wonder, how I feel
N' you may not know, my pain is real
But I wonder, how you live with YOU
As you live with me -
Now I'm through...

Yes I grace your neck, oh I keep you warm
And through my death, there's your careless arm -
Oh you're stroking oh, what once was alive
My heart, my bone, laid aside...

Now I'm merely, dirt and dust
Just a memory, of broken trust
Just an animal, for you to KILL
A trinket made of life, for your fashion thrill...

Oh I have no voice
Oh I have no name
Just a wretched piece of meat
Drowning in vain
Oh speak for me now
Oh please hear my plea..
Oh don't, don't, don't, don't turn your back on me...

I am the owner, the owner of this coat
Brown eyed, small
Without a hope,
Soon to perish, so soon to cry
Just so you may wear, my fur with pride....


©Maria Daines/Paul Killington
All Rights Reserved
(mcps) ASCAP
22.12.05


How would it feel to have no power to stop a frightening and painful thing happening to you? How would it feel to cry and not be heard? How would it feel to be crammed into a box with 30 other beings, and then go on a long journey with no food or water... How would it feel to reach the end of that journey and be thrown from the top of a truck? And how would it feel to then be beaten and skinned? And how would it feel if you were still alive...?

The fur trade is barbaric and cruel. Please do not support it, don't wear real fur!

Maria Daines


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Our thanks to Bill Pearson for creating the cover art for this song.