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Find a love
Go build a cabin
Find land and a tree
Carve in a wish
On your knees, planting seeds
The dirt, makin rows, where the devil don’t see
My love, I agree, so lucky to find ya
But memories, they don’t stay behind us
Our minds are strong, could it be enough
To bring strength to the bones
Our weeping willow is hangin above me
On my back in the sun, would it fall upon me
I won’t let you down and man you will keep safe my love
Sow the earth
A blanket of bounty
In the distance a hearse
The devil drives empty
In a babies eyes
The ritual purifies every design
Our weeping willow is hangin above me
On my back in the sun, would it fall upon me
I won’t let you down cause man you have kept safe my love
Man you will keep safe my love
Our weeping willow is hangin above me
On my back in the sun, would it fall upon me
i won’t let you down and man you will keep safe
I won’t let you down, man you will keep safe
I won’t let you down and man you will keep safe my love
Go build a cabin
Find land and a tree
Carve in a wish
On your knees, planting seeds
The dirt, makin rows, where the devil don’t see
But memories, they don’t stay behind us
Our minds are strong, could it be enough
To bring strength to the bones
On my back in the sun, would it fall upon me
I won’t let you down and man you will keep safe my love
A blanket of bounty
In the distance a hearse
The devil drives empty
In a babies eyes
The ritual purifies every design
On my back in the sun, would it fall upon me
I won’t let you down cause man you have kept safe my love
Man you will keep safe my love
On my back in the sun, would it fall upon me
i won’t let you down and man you will keep safe
I won’t let you down, man you will keep safe
I won’t let you down and man you will keep safe my love
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This is a beautiful song by a brilliant artist falsely miscast as a “one-hit wonder”. She is urging everyone to retreat from this civilization of greed and hatred and social media and find a loved one and move to the country and live simply (it’s actually great advice). The lyrics are specifically, intentionally simple as life should be. “Sowing seeds, trees, land, dirt”, these are clear references to abandoning a horrific fast-paced city life and retreating to a farm/countryside. However, this lifestyle change will not be easy - “our minds are strong, could it be enough”? Twice the “devil” is mentioned. However the devil is a metaphor for the aforementioned city lifestyle. The “ritual” in a babies eyes is indicative of the indoctrination of today’s children to adopt horrible habits in our currently warped society. Thrice she ends the song reminding her man that “she won’t let him down”. This recurring theme is a reminder that this message is serious as is her commitment to retreat from society and live simply. It reminds me a little of “you stay here” by Willy porter. Brilliant song, Vanessa Carlton is very underrated, check out her recent material