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sunken lane

from Accompanyments 2 by Big Kitty

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while walking down an old sunken lane the history of violence becomes palpable and begins to express itself in a seamless transition

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Here we are again again
with the 2 walls of dirt on each side again
but a bit deeper this time
oh when I look up for 20 centuries
I see the Earth growing around me
oh as small as I am - i am safe here in the trench
summer grass burns and ferns emerge
and the great green trees filter the sun

I found this song on my tongue
curled up on both sides like a cigar

who do I belong to whose dream am i following
terrible blazing eyes cut through here
the old wars tramped down these roots
bodies dragged over these stones
bootlegged bones if the ghost won’t leave me alone
I'll do it all again, dig the deepest grave that's ever been
I won’t spare any of my enemy's friends
dig deeper and deeper with every step
speaking some forgotten alphabet
looking for love wherever goddesses go
I was born to play myself in their show
don’t grin in my face don't bend my wires with your mind
i'll put space between your head and your spine
it’s easy to tell that I mean what I say
if you have any doubt best not get in my way
my eyes were made to see
and slice and never relent
the sky is green the ground is soft
i'll never die, i won’t get lost

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from Accompanyments 2, released August 1, 2023

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