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The Vessel Breaks

from The Pasture & The Willow by Vagabonds

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    An album by Vagabonds.
    Ten songs on joy, grief, connection, and ordinary pain.
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    TRACKLIST

    Book One:
    I Sungazer
    II Conjure
    III The Checkout Line
    IV Nearness
    V Theme From A Recurring Dream

    Book Two:
    I The Vessel Breaks
    II A Quiet Truth
    III Maybe (Callow)
    IV Prospects of Hope
    V To The Center (a denouement)

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    A companion to the The Pasture & The Willow.

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    Layout & flowers by Luke Dean

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lyrics

Concrete to grass
I’m light on my heels
Jumped over the fence
Ran free in the fields

The flower I picked
Was a thistle that pricked
Said please leave me be
I’m not ready to leave

The last legs of summer
Bring the first leaves of fall
By nature I’m nurtured
In its grandeur made small

I found a weeping willow
Peeking out through its tears
I ran through the meadow
Sighed, for you weren’t near

I made friends with the livestock
Maybe weeks from the plate
Unknowing, they graze
So soon they’ll be slain

Like the farmer’s scythe
That takes what it takes
You see, the peace comes to visit
But never to stay

I drank from your cup
I ate from your plate
But the food never fills
The vessel still breaks

Still, I marvel at mercy
Of being offered a taste
Or a glimpse at the pasture
Fore night took it away

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from The Pasture & The Willow, released June 28, 2023

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