Great Lake Swimmers - The Waves, The Wake

Root Systems

Born underwater in a month of fire
Born into hawthorn and tangled briar
A wild card from a hungry pack
A number on the front, a pattern on the back

Dirt in the furrows, patient and thick
Time curls at the turn of a pick
And life gathers in the wake of the plow
The line offers what the field will allow

The Root System stares down
Shoots defy and point up
Unreeling in an act of spite
Oh I had a feeling that they might
I had a feeling that they might

The Root System stares down
Shoots defy and point up
Unreeling in an act of spite
Oh I had a feeling that they might
I had a feeling that they might

Arms like Axes at a great expense
Hymns in the pastures, and penitence
The sweet glove on the agrarian hand
Caving prayers into a chaotic land

The Root System stares down
Shoots defy and point up
Unreeling in an act of spite
Oh I had a feeling that they might
I had a feeling that they might



Credits
Writer(s): Anthony M Dekker
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Other Album Tracks

  1. The Talking Wind
  2. In a Certain Light
  3. Alone but Not Alone
  4. Falling Apart
  5. Side Effects
  6. The Real Work
  7. Root Systems
  8. Unmaking the Bed
  9. Visions of a Different World
  10. Holding Nothing Back

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Altri album

  1. In Pieces: An Acoustic Retrospective (2024 Acoustic Retrospective)
  2. Uncertain Country (Deluxe)
  3. Peacemaker - Single
  4. Uncertain Country
  5. Uncertain Country
  6. When the Storm Has Passed b/w Moonlight, Stay Above - Single
  7. The Legend of Bobby Bird - Single
  8. Live at the Redeemer 2007 (Live at the Redeemer, 4/14/2007)
  9. I Am Part of a Large Family (Live at the Redeemer, 4/14/2007)
  10. Your Rocky Spine (Live 2007-04-14)

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