Wildflower And Barley

Album: Unheard (2024)
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  • Springtime in the country
    Each time, I'm shocked by the light
    The world lying fallow
    And you are apart from me
    Everything in my vision is movement and life
    Riverboat, wheelbarrow, wildflower and barley

    Springtime in the country
    I can smell summer on its breath
    Low and harrowed lie the fields and the heart of me
    Everything in my vision, departure and death
    Riverboat, wheelbarrow, wildflower and barley

    (The healers) this year, I swear it will be buried in actions
    (Are healing) this year, I swear it will be buried in words
    (The diggers are digging the earth)
    Some close to the surface, some close to the casket
    (I feel as) useful as dirt
    Put my body to work
    Mmh (ooh), mmh (ooh)

    Springtime in the city
    The canal banks are empty again
    The grass crying out to be heated by bodies
    The streets for the laughter of young women and men
    Canal boat and trolley
    Wildflower and barley

    (The healers) this year, I swear it will be buried in actions
    (Are healing) this year, I swear it will be buried in words
    (The diggers are digging the earth)
    Some close to the surface, some close to the casket
    (I feel as) useful as dirt
    Unreal unearth

    (The healers) this year, I swear it will be buried in actions
    (Are healing) this year, I swear it will be buried in words
    (The diggers are digging the earth)
    Some close to the surface, some close to the casket
    (I feel as) useful as dirt
    Put my body to work
    Mmh (ooh), mmh (ooh)

    Springtime from my window
    Another month has not much longer now
    The sun hesitates more on each evening's darkening
    With all things God allows remain above ground
    Like grief and sweet memory
    Wildflower and barley Writer/s: Allison Russell, Andrew Byrne, Jeffrey Gitelman
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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