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The Camphor Laurel

from Two Maple Keys by Maudlin Magpie

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lyrics

on a camphor scented pillow
is where she lay her head
as the seasons did undress her
in a silent burlesque
this fermenting desire
each night she closed her eyes
as she dreamt of distant cities and the
parting of the skies
to take her away
oh why had she stayed?

and like the body of a candle
his trunk was long forlorn
its limbs once cranes and dozers
now atrophied and numb
and at the mercy of existence
he ignored its fatal cries
as he kept in constant motion
in this body he despised
so constant the pain
oh why had he remained?

the fate of all things
embraced by gravity
so please, child, don't wait
don't prolong your levity

outspoken as a cynic
with a frail stricken heart
a self analyzing solvent
all his pieces come apart
as he climbs the tallest branch there
as the demons circle round
taking shots at this pinata
finally silenced to the ground
return into the earth
for death, oh splendid mirth
as flesh it turns to flower
for this perennial rebirth

the fate of all things
embraced by gravity
so please, child, don't wait
don't prolong your levity

credits

from Two Maple Keys, released July 14, 2012
vocals by katie gold
guitar and vocals by jason horodyski
viola by rocky meza

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