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born again
03:14
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when did this bruise appear,
all burgundy and violet?
do i need rose-tinted violence
to mark all my limbs?
walk me down to the churchyard
as the clock tower strikes nine
oh holy father hold me close
as i mourn the loss of time
ah, he says you are but a child
ah, he says i’m but a lamb
ah, he says you are but a child
to be lost and be born again.
don’t look so gloomy my dear
the wicks and the wax are dripping with prayer
though we can not see the magic and faith
we can still wish you well out there
ah, he says you are but a child
ah, he says i’m but a lamb
ah, he says you are but a child
to be lost and be born again.
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2. |
lupine lady
03:16
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let Rumpelstiltskin that fabled trickser troll
spin his morning sun on me
his yarn of prosperity
let me grow wild, let me grow free
don’t hold me down with vicious predilections
lies, fraudulent lies, whispered to me
let me grow wild let me grow free
now’s not the time to second-guess
what I’ve claimed as mine
life, chaotic life that I want it to be
let me grow wild, let me grow free
early in the morning writing stories
no one has read of
yet, or ever if I had a whim
let me grow wild, let me grow free
armed with a shotgun, woman on the run
her hands withered, wrinkled
at the moss of the pond
meet me by the pear tree
kissing softly the bark
hoping you can think up its history
let me grow wild, let me grow free
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3. |
duckling (interlude)
01:43
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over in the gardens
over at the mine
i heard a duckling, sweet little thing
cry for the very first time
as he flies for the very first time
oh duckling, sweet little child
you’ve got nothing to fear
i’ll make sure the skies are blue
i’ll make sure they’re clear
oh duckling i love you
got nothing but joy in your soul
you’re clever and wise so much i can surmise
but the day is taking it’s toll
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bessie
04:12
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my she opined
you’re quite a divisive guide
a savior sworn to secrecy
a sinner left to light o’er the
darkened eve so hallow, vision so fair
no stable would offer no bed or no chair
child, sweet child
has run and run away
lost to a god or a man
cannot say
bring her back bring her home, though she’s tired and vain
for i cannot fathom the blood or the pain
my faith, o my faith
where, now, has it gone?
has it swum all the ocean
or risen with the sun?
where, now, is my love for all dark and all light?
when i wake will i know how to pray through the night?
so solemn the sunset and silent the moon
so holy the starshine that carries this tune
ooh, ooh, the meadowlarks cry
i’ll leave you with that since i can’t say goodbye
my faith, o my faith
where, now, has it gone?
has it swum all the ocean
or risen with the sun?
where, now, is my love for all dark and all light?
when i wake will i know how to pray through the night?
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5. |
oo
02:18
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soldier, my sunshine
could you give me the time?
so nebulous is our partnership
that i don’t know if you are mine
this is my ballad, yes I know it’s not a ballad
but it’s sad and it’s sweet it’s true
and it’s red and it’s green and it’s blue
and it’s how i’ve been feeling about lewdness, and crudeness and you
love your voice so visceral
so tangible to my eyes
the rest of the love kind of floats on the wind
and I don’t know where wind likes to hide
it’s frigid get warmer inside
for now I’m saying farewell, and goodbye
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6. |
goodbye
00:45
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shaughnessy v jones Boston, Massachusetts
Shaughnessy Jones is a flautist and sometimes-songwriter from Syracuse, NY. She studies computer science and linguistics at Northeastern University in her spare time. She also likes fairytales.
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