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The Swimmer

from All Princes, I by Esmé Patterson

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you were born on a day of flood
the pier was sunk and the water kept rising
and all through the night your mother fought
then you swam out, never crying,

oh you the swimmer, and i'm a bird in the sky

you were born with your hands rough and
with a heart that's clean and strong
and i was born dying
with a heart familiar with flying

oh you the swimmer, and i'm a bird in the sky

and a bird may love a fish but where will they live?

you were born in a thunderstorm
that struck the land, rolling from the ocean,
and i was born in october through
the color and the cold the sun was shining

oh you the swimmer, and i'm a bird in the sky

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from All Princes, I, released November 19, 2012
Guitars- esmé patterson, Drums- Ben Desoto, Upright bass- Mike Fitzmorris, Violin and Cello- Carrie Beeder, Harmonies- Will Duncan, Genevieve Patterson, Sarah Anderson, Piano- Eric Moon, Trumpet- Joseph Tabano

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esmé patterson Nashville, Tennessee

Esmé is a musical chameleon, constantly changing, but her oeuvre keeps a heart-centered core due to profound lyrics and inventive sounds. A world-class songwriter, producer and singer, with two Gold Records, reviews in Rolling Stone, The Guardian, New York Times, to name a few. She's performed her original compositions all over the world in venues such as The Ryman, The Fillmore, and Red Rocks. ... more

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