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Piercing The Old Flagstones

from Year Of The Dog by Own Road

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When you're an old soul in the body of a child
There's only so long you can play meek and mild 
Longed for the day when my feet would touch the floor
Leg's in a trap and I’m chewing off my paw

Now I could just mourn the me dying in the dirt
And chasing anything with a pulse in a skirt
You dreamed I’d stay, take the reins and saddle up 
But here in the cold light I’m losing my grip

If you plant the seed, then expect the wood to grow
Piercing the old flagstones, shifting under your feet
Say the apple never fell farther from the tree 
There’s a worm inside me, like it’s eating its way free 

Don’t go changing on me now
I want the same thing every time, every time
Just let me be
Brother, I’m the fruit that fell farthest from the tree
And there are dark ancient forests in me

One day will I straighten my back and stand up proud?
Home is where the heart dares not speak its name aloud 
The dam has broken, the flood is coming down
Well, am I s’posed to just wait here to drown? 

Don’t go changing on me now
I want the same thing every time

This ink and paper, you question what it's worth
But a man needs more than the food on the table
You think I'm cracked, turned the whole world on its head
But I am hungry and I speak with the dead

credits

from Year Of The Dog, track released February 23, 2024
Lyrics: Hugh Atkinson, Music: Simon Skjødt Jensen
Simon Skjødt Jensen: Vocals, backing vocals, western guitar, 12-string western guitar
Liv Lumia Hurtigkarl: Backing vocals
Thomas Richard Guldsten Christensen: Electric guitars, bass
Thomas Ahlmark: Drums

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Own Road Denmark

One of the Danish alt-folk scene's finest songwriters.
Never one to follow the latest trends, he has for more than a decade charted his own unique course through the Danish music scene. Ultimately the destination is always the same: the great flowing river of song, which he has a rare gift for tapping into with melodies that feel at once brand new and ancient. ... more

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