Emily, That's No Surprise

from Orenda Dimension by Forest Saints

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Emily, that's no surprise
Emily is twice her size
She was tossed by an ocean wave
But she stuck her hand out
In order to save
My soul

Rare is the fountain
From yesterday
We kneel in the backseat
Of hammered grey
I have a split screen
To discover you
Fog in the market
And a crystal bay-

Be all the Joan of Arc you are
Throw the television
Out of the moving car
Simply whistle
And watch the sky bend down and pray
You are the magic
You are the Shangri-La

The alarm clock walks to the edge of the bed
And rings its little brass bells at me.
Me, I am flying in a hot air balloon
Over fields filled with words
And roller coaster rides.
I'm reminded of the monastery
On the hill on the north side of town
But there's no hill
And no domed building.
I know it all exists somewhere.

She described the bridge
I've crossed a million times
And even named the city
Though I cannot recall
A photograph on the tip of my tongue
Woven through the brightly colored fabric of other worlds
That welcome me each night.

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from Orenda Dimension, released June 21, 2021

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Forest Saints Springfield, Illinois

Forest Saints is the psych-prog project of Kate Schwartz.

Kate also makes albums under the names Demons on Wheels (garage rock) and Tin Ghost (Americana/folk). She is 1/2 of Splendid Flunkys.

Schwartz' solo experimental music is available here, and "The Black Oil" is carried by the ReR label.

Kate is a member of End Times Trio (freejazz). Their CD, "Fracture Time," is available on CDBaby. ... more

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