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Mother & Child

from The Living Tree by The Living Tree

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She prayed to the sun
It burnt her tongue as she spouted out amen
She never took a man for what he didn’t have
She held the baby dead in her maternal hands
The tears she shed shook the earth to her bed

and she sang: Baby, baby go to sleep
You never have to fear a thing for me
The pastor said you’re born in sin
But I don't like the lies of him
Close your eyes and rest in peace

And I will see you on the other side
If you're alone keep me inside
If there's nothing after this
Then there's nothing to fear, my kid
Soon you'll know what the best of us have only dreamed of
God take my child!

She washed her hands of the gravel
And took a breath of the bounty
She had a life and she could cry no more
The love she felt left her mouth
Then in vowel and song that shook mountain
And she cried up and the world took her voice and she said

Mother earth don’t cry for me
My seed is well and lives in me
So take the breath of the bounty
And love the ones that’s around us
Cause we all die and we all see
We shall see

and she sang: Baby, baby go to sleep
You never have to fear a thing for me
The pastor said you’re born in sin
But I don't like the lies of him
Just close your eyes and rest in peace

Rest in peace

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from The Living Tree, released August 30, 2015
Noah Hamilton : guitar | vocals
Heather Wooldridge : vocals
Kylie Brown : cello

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The Living Tree Wichita, Kansas

The Living Tree is a collective of artists and musicians sharing modern folk with a message. This album recorded lovingly in the Gordon's living room in Wichita, KS.

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