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Live From The Attic

by Carley Smith

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1.
* (These words were written by Wilma Kenny) Comfrey Chamomile Thyme and Golden Cup Mother sends me down to gather up Lilly Of The Valley Rue and Daffodil Monkshood and Foxglove these can kill Mother knows the difference Mother knows them all She plants in the spring and gathers in the fall Midsummer Solstice come and build a fire It's older than the churchyard and taller than a pyre It's old as the hills oh it's old as the Moon Light it up at midnight let it burn till noon Well the preacher doesn't like it wants to make it part Of his Sunday service and take away the heart People called us witches and turned the World about They feared our quiet power and tore our gardens out They pulled up all the roots and they threw away the seeds They burned the harmless flowers and let in the weeds Oh they burned a thousand women took away the child They thought we had forgotten they thought the flowers wild Well we searched them out again and we brought them back at night We seldom spoke the reason but knew that we were right We whispered the wisdom and sought out the lore We traded roots and seedlings we planted more and more So see our pretty gardens shining in the sun We're bringing back the witches one by one We're bringing back the witches one by one We're bringing back the witches one by one
2.
Late August flowers bloom in the fall we'll dig those roots We'll do what we've always done we'll do the best we can Well these days they try to hang us with their lies and fines These days they try to burn us will all the papers signed But they won't ever win the game they play 'Cause you can't get milk at the bull's house You can't win a battle against yourself So dig deep deep down oh and hold this ground So dig deep deep down and hold this ground Well there's power over and power from within We've always got that choice no matter where we've been Ya there's power over and power from within We've always got that choice no matter where we've been So dig deep deep down oh and hold this ground Dig deep deep down and hold this ground Late August flowers bloom in the fall we'll dig those roots We'll do what we've always done we'll do the best we can And Ya there's power over and power from within We've always got that choice no matter where we've been So dig deep deep down oh and hold this ground Dig deep deep down and hold this ground Ya there's power over and power from within We've always got that choice no matter where we've been Ya there's power over and power from within We've always got that choice no matter where we've been
3.
Free 04:07
It's not to say it's easy no not by any means The anger's just as valid as anything else we feel It's built up a many great things and it's torn them to the ground So go on let it build you up and don't you let it tear you down Well I can't keep my heart from breaking when the lines in the sky Leave my head aching and I can't keep my head from shaking When there's more than enough but some don't want to share it and We've been born in interesting times indeed I think that simplicity is underrated and there's little that we really need We're as free as we choose to be We're as free as we choose to be Well if all things balance I doubt the dark will cease to be But maybe its' only job is to call us to our light So dig your toes down into the Earth Let the river run through your hair Show a little gratitude And they'll give you all the answers that you already knew We're as free as we choose to be We're as free as we choose to be
4.
Nanokossaay 04:58
I bid my dear a due said I hope I'll see you soon A teardrop in my eye bags packed by the departure sign I drove out to the east to the black black waters up in old Haunted Harrison But I didn't stay long by the dark lakeside Had a Lilly in my heart and a thorn in my mind Northbound I drove through the valley of the Wild Rose I was headed for hope to go and yell in the streets But I missed that turn no more signs could I see But I found an old burnt down town All the mines had long shut down no I never made it to Hope that day but I Well I found it anyway My name is Nanokossaay been taken in by the Indians up on the hill I came back to ask a blessing of you and learned a lesson or two so Little Hummingbird is gonna fly away Little Hummingbird is gonna fly After oh a long sweet stay Said I well I'll be moving on again Back to where I'd been before and where I never had Up on the hillside I did hide And I saw the biggest rainbow that I ever did see And I wore it like a crown that summer's eve And I I sat naked in the lake that night Held by the deep dark sparkle sky and I I prayed Well I hope I make it where I'm going and I hope I Make it back too My name is Nanokossaay been taken in by the Indians up on the hill I came back to ask a blessing of you and learned a lesson or two so Little Hummingbird is gonna fly away Little Hummingbird is gonna fly
5.
North 03:45
Late last night headlights pointing at the deep north night No radio only a cat for company a cat for company The morning shone on the grocery store parking lot Gotta pay my way gotta pay my way but I can't take A poor man's last change Late last night the forest kept on burning people keep on learning and Late last night well the moon had turned red the moon had turned red Well the old man in the hat with the crosses came and sat He said "If you play I will sing and dance" And then he broke it down damn he broke it down He said sweet chariots gonna take him home So many signs on the highway for all the missing women So many hearts break they are all our sisters And it seems a little wack we still gotta watch our backs In this day and age oh I pray for change Late last night headlights pointing at the deep north night No radio only a cat for company a cat for company Well a feather washed up on the shore of the lake oh I'll Take it with me hope it's no mistake And I'll bring it to the one I love I'll never know And it's perfect as it is it's perfect as it is Late last night well the forest kept on burning people keep on learning and Late last night the moon had turned red the moon had turned red
6.
Well they told old Victor he couldn't build a shed on his own land Well Victor said "To hell with what they say" and he built that shed anyways He said "If anyone comes around and asks, I'll tell them it's for sale for a million and a half" So many years later Victor's dead but out in the yard stands Victor's shed Early one morning my grandpa went hunting out in the bush he picked a man up thumbin' Well the man took his gun and he held him up said "Drive me to the nearest liquor store" Well when they got there my grandpa grabbed the man and he threw him through the windshield And he got his gun back he got his gun back said "I'll shoot ya if you move a muscle" Well we don't got nothin' we don't got nothin' on those guys No we don't got nothin' we don't got nothin' on those guys Well Old Lina Emery lives in the mountains she's the grandmother goddess of the garden She points her cane at the weeds that we can eat smuggles wine across the border in the back seat And since 1930 Lina's been around but she'll scare off any bully in town She'll be dancing in the kitchen in her slippered feet with a twinkle in her eye and no teeth in her smile No we don't got nothin' we don't got nothin' on those guys We don't got nothin' we don't got nothin' on those guys
7.
She steps from the forests' edge dainty hooves and a mama's pledge She's attentive she's aware she's the audience and only one there Eyes of Lapis eyes of Jade well oh I hope she'll never be caged What ya doin' Lady Loon you bathe your feathers in the afternoon You're diving deep with your lover with your lover Lady Loon Oh I wish that I could be more like you Dandelion Thistles are growing up up up upon this cliff And it's a sweet duality that never seems to quit Reflections are deceiving the current is too 'Cause she'll pull you down into her depths and she'll show no mercy to you So hey there little baby looking up at me hey there little baby keep on swimming upstream 'Cause there's bodies on the river bodies on the river bodies on the river bed Ya there's bodies on the river bed bodies on the river And she's also got to feed Dandelion Thistles are growing up up up upon this cliff And it's a sweet duality that never seems to quit
8.
Old creaky cupboard doors and that old squeaky drawer Bottles and jars all full of potions and lore For the morning sunlight on your pocket lint The kindness of strangers when they take you in For the silent song on the forests' lips The joke the cold creek cracks when you can't take a hint Well there ain't no balm for that And there ain't no tea for that There sure ain't a song for that just a Pat on the back For my sisters' laughter and the things she said Her back porch coffee and her beets and bread For his silhouette out by the old shed And the song sung gently up against my neck Old creaky cupboard doors and that old squeaky drawer Bottles and jars all full of potions and lore But there ain't no balm for that And there ain't no tea for that There sure ain't a song for that just a Pat on the back No there ain't no balm for that And there ain't no tea for that There sure ain't a song for that just a Pat on the back

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released January 5, 2016

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