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Lioness
02:36
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lioness
all your townies in a barn with my betters
at a party in the woods, milling around
even when the lioness appeared
you silently agreed
that i was the one to keep the peace
all i had was a tiny branch, strategically placed
and between her massive ribs, she slowly crucified
and when she fell
exhausted and expired
the tears i cried broke my little heart
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2. |
Cloud and Clear
05:22
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cloud and clear
the lights are low
pass the bottle slow
sip by sip
laughter rolling from our tongues
and all our notes
dripping from our fingers to the floor
you can dream of a circle
drawn around you
and you can wheel around this
and in the morning
there is far too much sun
grows wild in the wait
but the tears are still too bright
and so the hands must go
and so the heart must go
and the eyes cloud and clear
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3. |
Duel
04:09
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duel
she handed me a weapon
who slept on blackened bed
and i went out to meet the man
with darkened eyes
each time we met, each time we drew
only water came from my hand
and still you bled and still you bled
though you'd never die
and later on
sitting side by side and face to face
we cleared the air
you confessed to me you had the real deal
i began to see
the blackness wearing off
all i had was weakness
to hurl at your heart
a plastic toy revealed
each time we met
shooting yourself
just by chance
you weren't trying to make it easy on me
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Tornado
02:20
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tornado
a powerful storm formed right over our house
and i tried to save you, but you wouldn't come
you challenged me, wanted to know where i'd heard
the basement was the safest place to be
so i shut the door
the twister came and tried to blow back the door
and with all of my weight i kept it outside
but them somehow i knew you had changed your mind
and you'd tried to be with me
but i'd shut the door
and i didn't know
and i still don't know if you had survived
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5. |
Rending
04:55
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rending
you said you wanted to do the dirty work
you said you wanted to do the hard job
well i see you hiding
you avert your eyes
but you drew the short straw and it's part of the deal
you said you wanted
and now it's time
to do your part
blade in hand
wide and glinting
it's for the good of all
knowing her face will shock you good this time
lifeless, bloodless, without a stitch
one eye open, you think she's onto you
but there's no one in there anymore
you said you wanted
and now it's time
to do your part
tearing down
tearing apart
it's for the good of all
a shoulder lifted out
a grim circuitry
precise and neat
dry and sterile
this is you, she is you
and you cried the whole time
but you drew the short straw and it's part of the deal
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6. |
Desert Walk
03:52
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desert walk
from close to the heart
i heard a voice
say it never was
so picking up
and pushing on
what a crowded room
for such a private loss
and such a bitter pill
and in the spaces between
the darkness and the scenes
we're left to wonder what we've done and what it means
and when i laid down
i felt that ghost
forcing inward
but i didn't hide
and i didn't scream
not this time
i let it disappear
and when i came to
i was walking alone
through a desert at night
without shoes
and i knew
it was almost morning
and i'd done the thing i feared
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7. |
Reunion
04:04
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reunion
there were pages found unwritten in the years
a hidden space
like a room never known before
in plain sight and key in hand
and when you find a silence
in darkest morning
and when you make the call at the last
blood in your mouth
she will come that old familiar face
the slow burn in your heart
to close a circle
and open a door
a body hollowed
a thread remembered
that holds a treasure safe from harm
you will come that old familiar tune
the canon breaking under tide
she knows not to run this time
and unbidden comes her prize
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8. |
Noah's Song
04:34
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noah's song
breathe slowly, breathe slowly, little one
breathe deeply, breathe deeply
and listen to the mourning doves sigh
and listen to the cars whooshing by
and listen to the sound of your heart
singing good morning
good morning, baby boy
good morning, sunshine and joy
look closely, look closely, sweetie pie
look closely, look closely
and watch the wildflowers swaying in the breeze
the dogs playing and running wild and free
and see your tiny hands gaining strength a little more each day
good morning, baby boy
good morning, sunshine and joy
be happy, be happy, little joy
be open, be open
and learn the ocean's sweet and ancient song
and know that this is right where you belong
and know that everything is love, the people, flowers, songs, and bugs
good morning, baby boy
good morning, sunshine and joy
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Burst & Bloom is a small, independent record label and book publisher based in Kittery and Bath, ME.
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