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Crow Secrets

from Folk Magic by Twitch n Jimbers

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The sounds of Crows heard in the song are from a Crow Funeral that occurred at Twitch's place while recording this track.

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Crow Secrets

I reached my arm up long to grab a passing crow
and pulled it down close to ask all that it knows
about where the moon sleeps when the sun’s overhead
and if it’s true what I heard about the shoes of the dead

The crow looked at me with its black button eyes
and said, “You wouldn’t understand so I won’t even try,
to explain to your brain about the secrets of rain, or how to get
a ticket on a dusk bound train.”

Crow crow, what do you know
I got a powerful need of such secrets and so
I’m gonna hold you down till you spill the beans
about things that no person has seen

I reached in my pocket for a few kernels of corn
picked from the crop on the day I was born
I offered them freely and the crow ate ‘em up
and I smiled as luck poured into my cup

“That was my birthday grain you foolish bird,
now you’ll tell me what you know, and you won’t spare a word
I’ll bottle your stories and ferment them well
and I’ll drink from them freely when I need what they tell.”

Crow crow, what do you know
give me your secrets and I’ll let them grow
into the gardens of wonder that will fill my need
all because you ate my birthday seeds

The crow told me of giants and trees and made of stone
and ghosts that rearrange your memories when you’re not at home
of girls that slay monsters with the promise of a kiss
and the part of your heart you thought you’d never miss

I caught them all carefully in brown bottle glass
then corked them and labeled them so I won’t have to ask
and packed them away into an old knapsack
then caught the dusk bound train for the long journey back

Crow crow, I know what you know
about the clockworks of Nature and how it all grows
but don’t worry crow I won’t sell what I’ve caught
it’s just this most unusual way to get taught.

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from Folk Magic, released December 5, 2019
Music and Vocals- Twitch
Lyrics - Mr. Jimbers
Trumpet- Brian Eubanks
Snare- Carter McKenzie
Misc. noises- Tamara & Jimbers
Michael Curtis - Movement Mastering

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