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from O Candyland by Aaron Parker

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Writing down my pain like a costume I'm reluctant to put on
But it sits there on the page like a bird that has already up and flown
Moved by the spirit like the wind through every curtain ever blown
Windows are the souls of the houses when the occupants have gone

My love, she is that bird. She's a writer, she's a word. She is the wild
She holds a lock and key that keep me feeling free like a child
I come from Tennessee and the Smokey Mountain breeze is in my mind
It moves from she to me like it blows from sea to sea and makes me smile

In the morning her voice it reaches out to me
In the silence, never broke, always speaking, never spoken

In the graveyard by the steeple
Open up the doors, see all the people
My love, she looks for me in the place that I must be
To be the silence in the morning (to disappear) is to be free

She sees the empty page, and she sees the open window by the door
But she sees the open cage and she knows that I'm not crying anymore

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from O Candyland, released April 7, 2021

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Aaron Parker Edmonton, Alberta

Aaron Parker is a songwriter from Edmonton, Alberta. He is currently exploring the psych/folk sounds of the early 70's with acoustic guitars, strings and percussion. The emphasis is on lyrics and melody. His other project, Cantoo has been making psych/pop since 2013. ... more

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