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This song is about losing the things we give up, unearthing the things we bury, and moving on from where we unroot. If you like Neko Case, Natalie Merchant, and Brandi Carlile, you might love this song.
lyrics
Always dreamin' never listenin'
Til they knocked my oak tree down.
And you always knew what to say,
Even when they took your boy away,
Oh, freedom!
And my sisters, they run,
Pretend like night it won't catch up
And oh, what happens to
A lost boy today?
Whether you're hunter or prey,
The blackbirds circle all day.
I called the city to come,
And take away my oak tree stump.
They sent a hard man with his chainsaw
And his truck.
I make bread and I wait,
I still think of you, my love.
Your bad, old, country ideas.
And oh, what happens to
A lost boy today?
Whether you're hunter or prey,
The blackbirds circle all day.
I watch the red dirt where my tree was,
The mark in the green paint where his sleeve was,
I look in the bathroom mirror,
This was not my idea.
I'm a city girl
I'm still a city girl,
I gotta get out of this house.
I'm a lost soul,
With a bad mouth.
And oh---,
I'm too emotional
I get too emotional,
The whole world's crying out loud.
Whether you're hunter or prey,
The blackbirds circle all day.
credits
released August 19, 2016
written by Sara Judge, Produced by El Bret Treble, Recorded at Trebleswitch Studios in SF, CA
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