Kingfisher

from Kingfisher EP by Fine Subterraneans

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Words rising off of the land
Like a mist, Like a bird in hand
And i was stirred
Now i know who i am
I’m the prince of this volcanic ash
And i’m a kingfisher

Words took up the pain in my life
They sang of my son
Sang of my perfect wife
And my muse was no thunderclap
Shes a small bird
She is no more than that
And i’m a kingfisher

On this black rock, no crops may grow
But words take on a bittersweet flow
And now I know what i am
I’m the prince of this volcanic ash
And i’m a kingfisher

Of the palm wine we drank
In the sacred pool we swam
We took up our prayers to the foreign lords and danced
Of the palm wine we drank
In the sacred pool we swam
We took up our prayers to the fallen lords and danced

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from Kingfisher EP, released December 15, 2016

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