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I was outside
Drew a line
Til the tide rose
Washing me into a corner

Struggling to hold
My head high
My limbs grew cold
Helpless I hoped for a storm

Or a wave
To certify my sinking
Take me away
Or pour me a drink and
Transport me to a safe
Dissociative place
Free of anyone
Dragging me down

When I say dragon
I mean fire breathing
Opening scars in the sky

Wreaking havoc
One day and then
Leaving
No indication of why

Some were born
Passionately angry
Poisoned in the womb
A villainous baby
Delivered in gloom
Destined to pillage and burn
When we we learn?

Fashion a chapel
Of wood with
Your bare hands
Fasten a roof out of tin

Safeguard our stories
And secrets of
Stolen land
Build it to lock from within

These are the ways
We hide our transgressions
Failures and mistakes

And mortifying lessons
Hope they will fade
As we turn to the heavens to pray
Then comes the day

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from I Would I Were Thy Bird, released December 1, 2023
Nancy McArthur - Vocals, Guitars, Wine Bottles, Wind Chimes

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Nancy McArthur New York

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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