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fireworks or gunshots?

by Sarah Osborne

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honduras is a wild jungle of a place - recorded in Tegucigalpa, the capital city, grackles, automobiles, and church in the background...

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gettin eatin alive in this prison of mine
thunder and lightning fill the skies every night
and i dont know how to ease my worried mind
no i dont know how to ease my worried mind

the air is gettin thick and i've got this itch
to push through these bars and break into the night
and despite the fact you've been so kind
i still can't seem to ease my worried mind

chorus:
give me wings to fly give me wings to fly give me wings to fly
give me words to write, give me words to write, give me words to write
give me water if i get too dry
hold my hands if i get too high

eyes as beautiful as a star sewn sky
windows to a soul that preaches the light
oh your face is so kind
im gonna kiss you hope you don't mind

drink the water, drink the water, if you want a fever
swim in the river, in the river, if you want to meet her
and the tiniest bite will drive a man to his grave
won't you tell me now are our souls too far gone to save
too far gone to save.

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i never know, never know if it's fireworks or gunshots
it's so damn loud, damn loud i can't hear my own thoughts
oh i pray i don't get in the way
cause the man at the gates wouldn't have the faintest clue what to say

it tends to be how it goes, guns versus stones
and sooner or later, we forget how to throw
and the guys on top get away with it all
and we can't stand up cause we're forced
to kneel and crawl, kneel and crawl

chorus

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released March 10, 2012
art by Daniel H Nadeau

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Sarah Osborne Victoria, British Columbia

Sarah's sultry voice is a colourful velvet painting in a second-hand store. Exotic, dark, and textured, it beckons us, in its nostaglia, to bring it home and hang it on the wall, to remind us of a time that was, and a part of ourselves that is sweet, simple, and real. ... more

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