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Back Yard Show

from For Days by Cynthia Nelson Band

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lyrical inspiration/references :

Sir Douglas Quintet: “She’s About a Mover,” from Mendocino, 1969

and

Lucia Berlin: “Noel. Texas. 1956,” from Evening in Paradise: More Stories, 2018, Farrar Straus Giroux

lyrics

and I couldn’t do the show
there would not be any more shows
back yard grass is overgrown
secret seashells in the tangle

let that participle dangle
let that freaky guitar jangle
can you see the ocean from this angle
secret seagulls on the rooftops

we already work so hard
can't we just sleep a little more
we already sing so hard
can't we just lie down on the shore
of thee back door

there is an ocean in my head, you know
just off the coast of my wavy mind
there's the salty air, there's the briny breeze
secret sea anemones as thank you/please

we already sleep so hard
can't we just dance a little more
they've already closed the bars
there's a show going on in my back yard
couldn't we just walk around
couldn't that just be the show
we could climb on the roof for stars
couldn't that just be the show
from thee front row

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from For Days, released December 8, 2023

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Cynthia Nelson Portland, Oregon

NEW 12/8/23:
CYNTHIA NELSON BAND "FOR DAYS" on Curly Cassettes. Related projects: The Grand Style Orchestra, Digressive Combine, Ruby Falls, Retsin, The Naysayer, The Sophie Drinker Music Project.

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