Name: Lumberjack's Dove
Duration: P00H04M56S
Description: Inspired by The Lumberjack's Dove, a poem by Gennarose Nethercott.

Lumberjack's Dove

from I Would I Were Thy Bird by Nancy McArthur

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Inspired by The Lumberjack's Dove, a poem by Gennarose Nethercott.

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When it's too late to make an impact
All you've said and done is laid down flat
In the weeds of the field you planted together
You wonder

If there's no way to turn back time and
Never do any hurtful crime how will I
Heal this hand where it severed

My blood runs cold
At the very least
The cut was clean
And the Canada geese
Couldn't see me scream

Or release my dove as she flew the wrong way
Bird like a salmon she was swimming upstream, well
For now it's warm I can be okay but
The first snowstorm I'm a runaway

You're only ever leaving town or
Finding out you've been jerked around as you're un-
Intentionally deceiving

You and the one you say you love most you
Treat 'em like a friendly ghost you can will
Into being on days you're grieving

My blood runs cold
At the very least
The cut was clean
And the Canada geese
Couldn't see me scream

Or release my dove as she flew the wrong way
Bird like a salmon she was swimming upstream, well
For now it's warm I can be okay but
The first snowstorm I'm a runaway

The rage of change
Wanna crawl back into my old
Same violent ways
Reassuring myself I'm incapable
Always felt safe
Hiding the blade of the axe
From the ready hand

My blood runs cold
At the very least
The cut was clean
And the Canada geese
Couldn't see me scream

Or release my dove as she flew the wrong way
Bird like a salmon she was swimming upstream, well
For now it's warm I can be okay but
The first snowstorm I'm a runaway

I released my dove and she flew the wrong way
Bird like a salmon she was swimming upstream, well
For now it's warm I can be okay but
The first snowstorm I'm a runaway
I'm a runaway
I'm a runaway
I'm a runaway

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from I Would I Were Thy Bird, released December 1, 2023
Nancy McArthur - Vocals, Guitars
Delaney Hafener - Bass
Anthony Riscica - Drums

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A blend of indie, folk and melancholy, Nancy McArthur’s songs are meditative and heart-searching, with a generous dose of dad jokes.

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