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Br'er Owl

from Cold Traveler by Drover Shy

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I built my bed in the tallest of the trees, the highest canopy, it kept me safe from all the beasts.
I broke my bread, with the coldest travelers, they plowed into the earth, raised their towers, spread their warmth

the town was pure - a beacon - I was sure! its luster and demure healed the rich and blessed the poor.
The days were long, the hills were filled with song, our hearts all marching on and for awhile we all belonged.

Oh my Lord it's all too much, I'd never seen such beauty come from dust.

Then like a weed, she rose up from the east, dug her fingers in the streets, and they coiled around my tree
Inch by inch, and ever slowly, she poisoned all my roots, i pleaded for a truce, but my floors had rotted through.

She burned their inns, so they offered up their kin, put her image in their dens, prayed the horror would rescind.
Every back will break when there's nothing left to bend. All the tears are forming creeks, though I'm still up out of reach, I think it's time that I should leave!

Oh my lord I've had enough, I'll pack my bags and soar into the dusk.
I fared much better on my own, I never should have left my treetop home.

Oh my Lord I can't give up, I'll hold my ground, bleed for this town I love.
Sun has set on my longest day. Darkness rise! My weary friends remain.
[ohohohoh] Oh Lord at least we won't be alone.

credits

from Cold Traveler, released March 25, 2014
All songs written and performed by Tory and Emory Davis

Recorded at EDRC Studios in San Pedro, Ca
Recording engineers Topher Hook & James “Chase Green” Brown
Mixed by Topher Hook, Chief Engineer at EDRC Studios
Mastered by Kurt Wipfli at Wiptrax Mastering Studios, San Antonio, Tx

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Drover Shy Los Angeles, California

Drover shy is an acoustic-folk duo from nowhere in particular, currently based out of the great and terrible sprawl of Los Angeles. Drover shy’s music is characterized by visceral storytelling and strong acoustic guitar-driven rhythms. Influenced by the nature's haunt, the workers toil, and the darker side of human proclivities, their music is sharp, catchy, and quietly eerie. ... more

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