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It's a love letter to my wife, who has indirectly taught me over time (and will continue to teach me, I'm sure) that I *am* worthy of loving her, and worthy of being loved by her.
the worry comes, it stays a while
walks holes into my shoes
it dulls the edges of my smile
it loves the dark and sings the blues
beguiling lies it speaks to me
in manner logical and plain,
says, “if you love her, set her free;
she’s trapped and you’re the windowpane”
that worry comes more than it goes,
but this is what rings true:
not every love will last, i know,
but some of them do,
some of them do
but i cannot draw a line now,
say what’s yours and what is mine
my soup of dreams and fears allowed
with yours to intertwine
makes dreams the spice and hope the broth
and fear the steam to rise and fall away;
we cook the excess off
and eat tomorrow what’s made today
the worry comes more than it goes,
but this is what rings true:
not every love will last, i know,
but some of them do,
some of them do
love is not the biggest gestures
love is not the highest highs
it’s a series of conjectures
you will constantly revise
i know i’m more than what i’ve learned
from my parents, from the world
a fading, lonely moth once burned,
my wings would not give up their furl
but you were scared and lonely too
we made our home, we took a chance
our wings now warm, we flew and flew
diurnal moths in sunlight dance
my worries come more than they go,
but this is what rings true:
not every love will last, i know,
but some of them do,
some of them do
my worries come more than they go,
but this is what rings true:
not every love will last, i know,
but some of them do,
some of them do.
credits
from Lauren Oxford,
released October 28, 2022
written February 2020
Lauren Oxford: lead vocals, guitar (open G tuning)
Jen Midkiff: lever harp, harmony vocals
Sunnie Larsen: violin
Jen Distad: acoustic bass, drum programming
Lauren Oxford is a songwriter, folksinger, and filker who lives in the mountains of East Tennessee with her wife Emma &
their three cats. Her debut album combines soul-bearing, heartfelt lyricism and lush, thoughtful orchestration, courtesy of some of her dearest friends.
She is also a member of folk “queertet” The Starlight Darlins, whose first EP is also available on Bandcamp. (see link below)...more
three treasured friends who are brilliant songwriters and me. four part harmonies with femme voices, live around one mic, one take each. unpolished, raw, old folk sound. also we're all queer <3 Lauren Oxford
karine polwart's voice is one of the wonders of my world, and her lyricism and instrumentation speak to me in ways few other artists' do. Lauren Oxford
the one song i covered is by joan shelley, if that says anything about how much i adore this artist. this is my favorite album of hers for purely sentimental reasons, but all of them are this good. Lauren Oxford
West Virginia country-folk singer-songwriter Trae Sheehan aims to find a balance between the traditional and the modern on his new LP. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 29, 2020