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I Did Not Speak It

from A Mouth May Grow by red steppes

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As all those houses falling waterward, I fell
with your back to the hills, with your clothing all filthy
standing terribly still

Like a child just barely old enough
to see that she won't long be young
I saw it, but I did not know it, so I did not speak it

And I woke wrapped in your riding jacket
with a mouth full of sand
with a throat full of furtive sadness

Like a widow startled by some strange resemblance
I saw you, but I did not know you, so I did not speak it

One lost postcard from high country:
Does it master me? Am I captive
trading an honest thing for more silence?

And I drove down to your dry white city
with no place to call home
I was drawn past your door –
I was drawn on and on and on

As if convinced by one small loss
that all that's gained comes at great cost
I called you, but I could not reach you
so I did not speak it

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from A Mouth May Grow, released May 11, 2018
Nika Aila States: vocals, acoustic guitar
Owen Adair Kelley: electric guitar
Jason Slota: percussion
Jamie Riotto: bass
Rob Shelton: keys

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red steppes Oakland, California

red steppes is a project by Californian songwriter and visual artist Nika Aila States.

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