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Swans
04:54
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you are carried by swans
over land and sea
nothing moves in the trees
nothing moves beneath
over an oil slick beach
pitch night in nostril and eye
red root of your voice
tears bright tendrils of sky
like a mandrake’s red howl
it’s nearly your name
you are carried beyond
what you were bred to believe
broken glass cuts the road
it moans hoarse and full
it’s nearly your name
you are carried by thieves
of voices and dreams
close a fist on a sunbeam
shower of meteor seeds
fertilizes the dust
a plough runs through the fire
where no flower could grow
we are awakening dust
we are a feast for the birds
by an old dry well
a mandrake’s red howl
tears the heavens in two
see the sky fill with swans
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Uneasy Spirit
06:15
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uneasy spirit let go of me
uneasy spirit let go of me
lay me down softly in the sand
you gave me more than my heart can stand
lay me down softly in the snow
you gave me more than my heart can hold
uneasy spirit let go of me
uneasy spirit let go of me
your embrace is choking
my lover can’t reach me
uneasy spirit let go of me
vault of stars and a petrol shroud
heavenly bodies are camped out underground
uneasy spirit let go of me
uneasy spirit let go of me
uneasy spirit let go of me
uneasy spirit let go of me
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Swallow Me
06:47
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swallow me and your body will grow into a twisted tree
your limbs will blossom into rain and snow
swallow me and I will take you home
swallow me and your brain will bleed
a poppy field into the mist of sleep
your heart’s bright rivers turn to ice and snow
swallow me and I will take you home
swallow me and the sun will reap
a monstrous birth out of the deep dust sea
a wild life awoken, tangle of eyes and wings
swallow me and I’ll give you everything
swallow me and the stones will dream
the grass will sing and the trees will speak
all pain wrung out of winter’s fleshless bones
swallow me and I will take you home
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I Love An Evil Queen
05:03
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I love an evil queen
let my kingdoms burn
let them freeze
you can do whatever you please
I pound my fists on the looking-glass
will you let me in before the hour has passed
dig in your nails, enfire my blood
stroke my fevered cheek with your cool dark gloves
I love an evil queen
let my kingdoms burn
let them freeze
you can do whatever you please
as I wade in
to gather the shards
of a shipwrecked sun on the rocks
be my guide, in the dark
pluck the swollen fruit
my overripe heart
and kiss it with frost
I love an evil queen
let my kingdoms burn
let them freeze
you can do whatever you please
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Once A White Owl
07:36
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once a white owl came down
drank the colour from the world
the sun folded on itself
we couldn’t see our hands
once a white owl came down
made a nest in your sister’s house
took your father’s eyes
and your mother’s mouth
led you out on a windy ledge
once a white owl came down
and gave your life another name
play with fire, you can play with shame
my indifference trumps every red card in the game
once a white owl came down
drank the colour from the world
the sun folded on itself
we couldn’t see our hands
white feathery down dust in your hair
have you come alone?
you can tell me everything
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Clara Engel Toronto, Ontario
they/them
I'm not writing the same song over and over so much as writing one long
continuous song that will end when I die.
receive all forthcoming music in digital form: www.patreon.com/claraengel
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