Old dry thigh, northern flicker
It’s no lie I tried to love her
We were babies far from mother
Mountains higher than each other
The shape of your strange name:
Rocks to cotton moth wings
The water in your eyes:
Pacific Northwest open skies
No bark, no bite
I’m a shell of a former life
All bark, no bite
I’m a ghost of a past life
Now you swing your lantern home
The valley did not hold us long
But I still swallow your name
Tender leaf, razor blade
Old dry thigh, northern flicker
It’s no lie I tried to love her
We were babies far from mother
Mountains higher than each other
credits
from Arlene,
released March 12, 2021
Written by Kate Long
Played by Joseph Decosimo, Kate Long, Glenn Myers, Matthew O'Connell, Nathan Salsburg, Joan Shelley
Arranged by Joseph O'Connell
supported by 22 fans who also own “Northern Flicker”
This is becoming one of my all-time favorite live albums. Outstanding setlist of some of her best songs, the band on point, and just a beautiful performance. jae
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