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Bird Heart

by Skye Zentz

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Everything's Glowing outside All of our warm clothes are boxed up in the closet Time to put on our sandals Roll down the windows and drive drive drive with the wind in our eyes And as for our stresses, we just remind ourselves they'll be over and as for our dresses we just remind ourselves of their color Money's Gonna Come, Troubles Gonna Go! Money's Gonna Come, Trouble's Gonna Go! Cassettes on the dash They got that Lo-Fi sound and we love it We’re stoppin’ over at yer folks’ place Grabbin some sandwiches and bye, bye, bye- We’re headed North tonight And as for our stresses, We just remind ourselves they’ll be over And as for our dresses We just remind ourselves of their color Money's Gonna Come, Troubles Gonna Go! Money's Gonna Come, Trouble's Gonna Go! Summer’s Gonna Come, Winters Gonna Go… Summer’s Gonna Come, Winters Gonna Go Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, uh oh oh! Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, uh oh oh! Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, uh oh oh!
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Got the Time 02:20
Darlin when we’re ready, we’ll be goin’ steady When we’ve got the time Maybe when I’m older, just a little older When I get the time We could build a cabin Or head up to Manhattan Someplace with walls you can climb… Maybe if we ever get ourselves together We could plan a time when we could find the time Maybe out in Europe I could be your maple syrup When we’ve got the time I would slide around your plate Sticky sweet, you wouldn’t wait to say That you’d make the time We could open up a dinette, I’d supply the entertainment And you could drink all the Red Wine Maybe when we’re settled and not quite so disheveled We could have a helluva time making the time Boy you got to see You came and altered me And if you cross the sea Back home to me, I’ll call you mine I’ll be waiting by the fire just to see what you inspire When we’ve got the time We’ll plant rows of corn and lettuce And the drought will never get us When we make the time We’ll be energy efficient, we will handwash all the dishes And turn all the lights off at bedtime We’ll make a perfect pair When we’ve got the time And we’ve both gotta see new towns But when it’s time to settle down I think being your gal would be fine You’ll be my man When we’ve got the time
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Fool's World 03:39
I don’t know just how you did it When you had me pardon you But if you make me pardon you again Then I’m a fool Far from me, your love was phantom powered Humming softly in my ear And, if I’ll hear your song again Then I’m a fool Chorus: And it’s a Fools World, darling, And I’ve been fooled good But you’re not thru, fool, You just keep me from doing like I should I should lose you, darling, So you could feel the way I do, But it’s a fools world, darling And I can’t fool you I tried a dozen times, I guess, for nothing Tried to tear you from my thoughts But you come creepin back Whenever I forget I leave you be, You seek me out much later Throwin roses at my feet I back away But your thorns still reach me (Chorus) Turn away from you and I’ve got trouble’s of my own But life excluding you Makes leaving you feel more like leaving home (Chorus) Yeah, it's a fools world, darlin, but no one's fooled you yet!
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Saturn 03:46
Saturn the golden Saturn in wings Saturn the farmer Changing all things Saturn the monster Saturn the brave Saturn the master Becoming the slave Oh and Time, time time is coming for me and the mirror will not show who I am to be I am made of grain and stone, of muscle and mead Oh Saturn! Will you make a meal out of me? 28 years and 28 lives 28 songs poured Out of my eyes Songs of the harvest Songs of the plague Songs of the famine Songs of my rage Oh and Time, time time Is breaking my fall Oh, but I'm tired of Time Knowing it all I am made of shame and pride Of will and of fear Oh Saturn! Won't you give me one more year To get it right Saturn, I feel you Saturn, you're near Saturn, I embrace you Saturn, my dear Saturn, I surrender My heart and my mind I will be gracious if You will be kind I will be gracious if You will be kind (x2)
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Self 02:54
Dream is not self Self is raw Dream is something Untangibly, ever untamed Self is so hard Self is scarred, self is flawed Self is carefully labeled and named But when I get back from this quandry of what parts make up all that was me It will not be enough to stand contented In the shell of this old self I rented I do what feels right Til' I'm wrong Then I might feel Regretfully defensive with pride Coz living is choices we make with our voices and whether we stay, run or hide But I've got this secret I'm keeping Its the me I am just when I'm sleeping The dream me who is quite contented To defy the old self I rented In dreaming, I am borne Open armed, moving freely I am brave! I am young! I am wild! In being, I am me, Same as dream, just more tethered to this worldy place where I'm not always free to act so childlike So if I stick to my instinct and make righteous choices I'll trust in the world to provide The best circumstances for living and learning I'll trust in the turn of the tide And I will sleep better and deeper I will discard the sleep that came cheaper and while I'm not dreaming I am loving The waking, new self I'm discovering
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Grayscale 02:48
Things could be greener I could be too I'm on vacation From feeling so Blue The morning was orange The sky like a peach And every rainbow, Just out of my reach But I knew when I tied up my shoestrings That daylight had knocked out a wall and my head felt so light and so full of hot air I was braced for a fall In my lavendar daydreams I giggle and play My lips, red as roses Golden sun on my face I am walking thru tall trees My steps light on the ground Over emerald mosses, chocolate soil and leaves in bright scarlets and browns And the sky is like Earl grey and Lemons The trees are as strong as my will and I'm here and I'm home But I'm restless when I just forget to sit still Things could be sweeter, I could be too But darlin' I'm grayscale when I'm far from you Yea, your love is the brightness Your love is the sea and the world is our forest, oh come! Live in the treetops with me!
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Be The Moon 04:03
In the supermarkets the pictures stare back Girls, made up like dolls Perfectly groomed, their airbrushed smiles gleam From the storefront windows of the shopping malls and we buy their lipgloss, we buy their toothpaste we buy their padded bras. And we see their skinny bones, sad but sexy and we see all of our flaws How do we grow, how do we move Inside of this mess we're tangled up in Beauty is here within the authentic you In the strength that helped you grow into a woman I sit with my sisters we braid our hair and we drink tea We talk about our lives, we talk on being wives, Growing up tall and straight, watching boys and watching weight Watching the younger girls Dancing with the fabric of time Oh to be young again, a child inside this world wide web How would I be different? How would my mother have done it then? My empathy is for their youth That it's not tossed aside too soon Growing up is hard to do Take your time, girl, watch the moon So if you ever feel alone Or awkward in your fragile bones Hold your body like a friend Remind yourself you're loved and then Be the you you wish to be! Remember, we're all built imperfectly But the magic of each tiny flaw Makes you perfect as you are cause You will grow and you will move outside the limits of what you can dream of Beauty is here, within the authentic you You are the moon, girl, full of light and wisdom!
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Brambleberry 03:07
I am a Brambleberry I am a firefly I've got an ember in my throat I'm sort of scared of falling and I like to sing and cry I shine my light in little notes And you could call me crazy Call me a lazy mess a Tangle of Love and Clothes and Shoes but this season's got me shaking and I do believe again Believe I'm finding home with YOU Here, in the everafter The summer sun is fierce a Spotlight shining on our flaws and I've not been the perfect partner Don't always make the bed but I'll shine a light when we get lost and our love is like a puzzle Our love's a treasure map with shortcuts and dead ends and trap doors too But you let me be myself and You take good care of me I've never trusted like I trust in YOU I am a sparkle siren I am a grumblebird I'm learning how to tell the truth But you're not some common diamond You are simply stunning and this Brambleberry's running home to you!
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Bird Heart 10:59
I am wide winged and Covered in snow I am broad visioned and flying back home and at times I am numb to the weight of all the dreams that I hold on my back but I carry them there where I know they’ll be kept intact and im steered by the whistling wind by the howl of night yes, im free in the open air in the promise of flight and I’m lulled by the moon and her tidings my companion in the dark times I’ve known she inspires and reminds me the solace in being alone and my bird heart it hurts when its lonely but I sing to the dark when im sad and I bite through the cold of my sorrow with the joy I’ve been lucky to have and I’m wise and I’m stupid and willful and I’m brave with the moon on my side and I forget what the point of my point was Other than to say I have nothing to hide

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released June 21, 2012

Produced by Skye Zentz and Jacki Paolella

Ukulele, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals- Skye Zentz
Bass-Logan Byrd
Drums- John Digiorgio
Electric Guitar, Percussion- Jeff Davis
Percussion- Matt Katherman
Background Vocals- Kelsie McNair
Background Vocals- Ian Thornton

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Skye Zentz Norfolk, Virginia

Songwriter for the Emmy Award Winning "GreenBeats" series on WHRO, Educator at The Muse Writers Center and vanquisher of cheese plates.

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