If she cries, then I would cry and then we might remember time.
But there aren’t any memories because we never made them.
I read the card my daddy wrote, still pierces deep, it’s truth and hope.
The joy of anticipating her was its own gift.
How high is Venus tonight? I open my hands they’re filled with light.
Is it only spooks and witches who read star signs?
I looked at you across the room, delusion is a friendly ruse.
It animates you, I believe I hear you crying.
Swaddled up like a stone, the cries I hear are just my own.
Or could be it’s you who’s wailing through me?
I don’t think that you were sad, you changed your mind and you turned back.
I have to believe you chose for some good reason.
I don’t expect my tears to dry but now I know you’re inside.
The only life you had is mine to carry.
When you smile, I smile, when you cry, I cry.
The little light you brought is mine to carry.
credits
from Jaybird and Other Loves EP,
released May 5, 2023
Music written and performed by Susie Philipsen. Recorded by Matthew Brown at Space Ranch Studios in Seattle, WA. Mastered by Doug Krebs.
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