“Oh,
I was broken
when I came to you,
and I
could not be then man
I wanted to be for you.
I got roots, hell,
I got roots –
They wrap around
the center of the earth.”
He said:
“I am an animal,
A wolf
A bear
A flea
And dammit woman,
Don’t you dare put that trap in in front me!
And this is my watering hole,
My home.
Without it,
I will wither and die.
“But I got you,
I got you.
Oh, my love is careless
now I’m home.”
And I said:
I am a species,
A scent
A role
A memory
And I am going at this
all on my own.
And I don’t know
if I’ve ever had a place to call my home.
I will lay with you now,
but shortly I must go.
“But I got you,
I got you.
Come into my burrow
and be warm.
I got you,
I got you.”
I fear you’ll become careless
as the days unfold
as the days unfold
as my mind unfolds
as we’re folding and unfolding.
But then I got warm.
credits
from Banshee Blues,
released September 11, 2016
Gillian Stone - vocals, guitar
Kathryn Merriam - piano
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