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Strange Fruit Lyrics by Siouxsie and the Banshees

Through the Looking Glass

1987

[Verse 1]
Southern trees
Bear strange fruit
Blood on the leaves
And blood at the root
Black bodies swinging
In the southern breeze
Strange fruit hanging
From the poplar trees

[Verse 2]
Pastoral scene
Of the gallant South
Of the bulging eyes
And the twisted mouth
Scent of magnolias
Sweet and fresh
Then the sudden smell
Of burning flesh
Ooh-ooh

[Verse 3]
Here is a fruit
For the crows to pluck
For the rain to gather
For the wind to suck
For the sun to rot
For the tree to drop
Here is a strange
And bitter crop

About “Strange Fruit” by Siouxsie and the Banshees

Read the complete lyrics to "Strange Fruit" by Siouxsie and the Banshees from the album "Through the Looking Glass" in 1987. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Politics, Protest Songs, Art Rock.

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"Strange Fruit" appears on "Through the Looking Glass" in 1987.

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