When I fell, it always felt
Like the world had wrapped a blanket around itself
All I could see, beside me
Were vague shapes of what lay underneath
Here and there an arm emerged
A bit of hair, a stray urge
Nothing connected
The air fell upon itself
I was lonely, broke and hungry in my attic cell
Promises I made when I was afraid
Well they fell like hollow arrows in pouring rain
But still one foot followed the other
And then I’d start over [x2]
I think it was then that the wind
Twisted me into your bed
You wound your legs around mine
And you loosened the air and you slowed down time
Until it was just this:
A breath
And then another
And then we start over [x2]
credits
from The Best of Star Thistle,
released May 24, 2021
Star Thistle: vocals, lap slide, 12-string, mandolin, percussion
Slackeye Slim: bass
This album grows on me more and more with each listen. Bodner's approach to taking traditional music and reworking it and weaving it into his own personal narrative is amazing. On Into Grace, his own narrative is in the forefront. mad_wanderer
West Virginia country-folk singer-songwriter Trae Sheehan aims to find a balance between the traditional and the modern on his new LP. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 29, 2020