burn the books in the belly of your boat
skip the stones that you stole from off the shore
this is a pilgrimage
you are a pilgrimage
paint the picture of the person you would be
if your rabbit heart could bear the jealousy
teach yourself to build a fire
wild in the wintertime
every blue girl tattooed
with taxidermy in her arms
every soothsayer
every salesman door to door
every sorcerer, fortune teller
shadow boxer setting bones
every storm
in every home
beg the tuning forks inside your body hum
stoke the fire fodder in you, burn the sun
this is a pilgrimage
you are a pilgrimage
sweetness how you taste like snake oil on the tongue
white light, wolves are at your door
you're on the run again
teach yourself to build a fire
wild in the wintertime
every blue girl tattooed
with taxidermy in her arms
every soothsayer
every salesman door to door
every sorcerer, fortune teller
shadow boxer setting bones
every storm
in every home
credits
from Hiker,
released May 6, 2016
SL: drums, whip, acoustic guitar
TS: bass, piano
AV: baritone ukulele, vocals
My spirits are immediately lifted when I hear the first track in this album. "Funky Duck" is one of few songs that slaps without a drum kit. The rest of the album is a cozy cushion of zen; funky, upbeat, low-volume. This was my chicken soup when I got COVID at the beginning of the year. t0cktock
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