magpie

from bare bones by Hel Sídhe Wyly

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if you want to love me,
you must know that the moment you try to capture me,
i'll already be gone.

no, my leaves don't spread,
my flowers don't bloom,
my fruit don't ripen for you
but they can be such potent medicine
if i so choose.

if you wanna be my one and only,
you must not know me
well enough not to hold too closely.
i'm a magpie
bird in flight
you'll have to shoot me dead out the sky
'fore i ever say that i am not my own.

i've been hurt too many times
to resign all this love of mine
to any pretty person that i meet
i'd rather keep myself to myself
i ain't no thing you can buy off the shelf
i belong to the wild woods and dirty streets

if you wanna be my one and only,
you must not know me
well enough not to hold too closely.
i'm a magpie
bird in flight
you'll have to shoot me dead out the sky
'fore i ever say that i am not my own.

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from bare bones, released February 19, 2017
sassy corvids!

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Hel Sídhe Wyly New Mexico

all itchy feet, calloused fingers, burnt cities and wild forests.
banjo, dulcimer, concertina, mouth trumpet and vocals by Hel Sídhe Wyly.

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