Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.
Purchasable with gift card
name your price
lyrics
I was planted in the dark
Was watered by the rain
Sloughing off from the bark of my neighbours
I pushed outside my shell
and ate up all the dirt that would stop me
from reaching the sun
Naked and trembling, I learned how it works:
The tallest and biggest will always feed first
I lapped up the leavings and whispered through leaves
"One day, I'll grow up like you"
I learned to thread my roots
Learned the warp and weft
Tightened my grip on them slowly
I learned to thread my roots
To drink the elders dry
Serves them right
Thought they'd steal all my sunlight
Fragile and dying, they learned how it works:
The smallest and smartest will learn to feed first
Out of the woodwork and in on the breeze
Grow up to look just like you
I fought my way to life
I grew to love the dark
Hiding my shoots blooming strangely
I have counted every breath
Watched your every step
Someday I will taste the sunlight
Skin cinched like hand-me-down clothes, I convulse
I'll stop your heartbeat to feel my own pulse
Stretching my nerves out for warmth within reach
Waiting to feel something new
credits
released October 31, 2021
Lilli Furfaro - Songwriter/Lyricist
Hunter Rogerson - Arranger/Engineer
The second EP from Northern Irish singer-songwriter Bea Stewart runs from gentle folk to pillowy pop ballads, all perfectly executed. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 15, 2024
Michelle Stodart’s folk music captures hope in melancholy, addressing the transformational aspects of the most challenging times. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 3, 2023
Oakland singer-songwriter honors her Haitian heritage with five R&B spirituals overflowing with radiance, fueled by her soft, angelic voice. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 22, 2022