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Six Eagles

from Yerbazú by Renny Jackson

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Six Eagles

Words are like pearls they say they hide in the ocean
So I ripped off my clothes and dived in to find them
When I opened my eyes, the salt sea was blinding
And the rhythm in my head from the pressure was building

So I flailed with my hands, to grab hold of something
Kicked off the bed, headed straight for the ceiling
And just at the edge my body stopped breathing
I thought ‘Where are these words I’m supposed to be feeling?’

I don’t need pearls just a thought to believe in

In the tapestries they stitched and the wood that they carved in
Depicted the world as a full coloured marvel
Ravaged my eyes with their dreams and ideals
Stretched on the winds over thousands of years

So I picked up a pen and set about engraving
Words on a page to convey all these visions
Images of love and war with precision
Cast with an iron only love can keep molten

You are alive as long as your not forgotten

Lastly, they sang but first only shouted
Screamed and complained of the suffering around them
Captured in sounds that served to appease them
No search of fame just a wound to be healing

Then the forest joined in with the birds and their laughter
The spit of the fire, the sigh of the lover
And then when they danced they soared even higher
The moon shed a tear when the singing was over

Til they sang again;

‘Doctor, doctor! Please find a cure
In the breeze in the plants that you know
For the girl from the mirror of the sea
Send the eagles from where the witch sleeps’

credits

from Yerbazú, released October 12, 2014
Guitar and vocal: Renny Jackson
Mandolin: Ian Scionti
Double-bass: Rafa Torres

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"Renny Jackson writes lyrics with the sensibility of a poet, plays complex guitar with gusto and finesse, and delivers his songs with a simplicity and directness that marks him out among his peers." Paul Murhpy, The Songwriter's Cafe ... more

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