*Stairs
Mama don’t leave, mama don’t stay, we don’t know what game to play
This baby calf fell to earth, we don’t know just what she’s worth
Mama don’t leave, mama don’t stay, we don’t know what game to play
This baby calf fell to earth, we don’t know just what she’s worth…
At the top of the stairs, with a crash she hit the ground, she fell backwards
Backwards without a sound, backwards without a sound
With a backhand at night, with a crash she hit the ground
She fell backwards, backwards without a sound, backwards without a sound…
Until she hit the ground…
Until she hit the ground…
Oh leave me here to stay, I was meant to die this way
Oh leave me here to stay, I was meant to die this way
And the wind rolled, and the rain came, and we all know
It was not my way
And the wind rolled, and the rain came, and we all know
It was not her way
Oh Katherine, are you in heaven now?
Oh my Katherine, are you in heaven now?
Oh sweet Katherine, are you in heaven now?
Oh my Katherine, are you in heaven now?
‘Cause, I was once just like you and how it grew and how it grew
And all these dreams of human beings and all these wells, all these springs
I just don’t know what to do, what to do, what to do…….
Mama don’t leave, mama don’t stay, we don’t know what game to play
This baby calf fell to earth, we don’t know just what she’s worth
Oh oh oh oh oh……
credits
from Victorian America,
track released October 9, 2009
Emily Jane White - organ, guitar, percussion, piano, arranger, composer, vocals, producer
Josh Fossgreen - bass (upright)
Jennifer Grady - arranger, cello, vocals
Ross Harris - arranger, drums, mixing
Wainwright Hewlett - producer, engineer, mixing
Carey Lamprecht - violin, arranger, vocals
Jake Mann - arranger, bass (electric)
Henry Nagle - pedal steel, arranger, guitar (electric)
This is a totally mesmerizing album. It;s really special, and feels like a beautiful melancholic painting (if that makes any sense). Amongst singer-songwriters, very few have such a distinctive style of there own. richardschouten
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