“Give me a break!
Ooh, let me try!
Give me something to show
For my miserable life!
Give me something to take!
Would you break even my wings,
Just like a swallow?”

— Kate Bush

Song lyrics, The Dreaming (1982)

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British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and … 1958

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