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terra

from woodlands by jessica zdenek

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terra, my longest old friend.

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terra your dying
and my father is crying
the phone is ringing
the preach man is passing
it's time to answer your call

dark your earth
like mary's womb
guards the seed
before the bloom
calvary how sharp is your sting
is it time to face the tomb?

home is a place i've never been before
he stole my key and locked the door

string together her memories
these fragmented pieces these crucified babies
unless you can't bear to face your checkmate
so let the years pass and bury your dreams
until one day you need
the energy to grow a seed

my mermaid is keeping
secrets lost from my speaking
she is smiling while i'm
scuba diving
i've got to find the key

cause these airplanes
keep coming down
headed for the church
upon my ground
her terrorists
don't need his apologetics
she's got to sing her own song

extra terrestrial my little terrorist
i wanted to flush you down the toilet
till jesus pitched his tent
in this excrement

maya spin a new web for me
cause this history keeps repeating
maya i'm tired of always dying
and never rising.

terra i need a new theology
cause in your dirt lies dead bodies
with closed eyes we are blind to
the hell inside
how can our dreams survive?

oh my terra
can you spare a little room
for a girl's mustard seed to bloom?

terra,
you know that dreams can rise
from the ashes of our lives
like a phoenix take to the sky
oh girls, come on and rise
after our old dreams die
there is new life.

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from woodlands, released January 1, 2007

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jessica zdenek Moorhead, Minnesota

jessica comes from a long line of lutheran ministers and musicians. her mother taught her piano from the age of five. after seminary she worked in the episcopal church for 10 years. now she teaches yoga. jessica experiences singing and performing as a spiritual exercise that brings the soul back home. ... more

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