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i was brave i was brave when i went into the cave
it was dark it was cold there was nothing i could hold
had a goal of a foal and a never-ending role
and the path it did bend so i couldn't see the end

and it took all my time
slippery walls were hard to climb
and it took all my time and each and every dime
after years performing mischief
it was time now to behave
i was brave when i went into the cave

i was brave extra brave when i stayed inside the cave
and i held in my arms raw wet sleepy newborn charms
then again when descended her tiny brother friend
and they needed my attendance i needed their warms

and i fed them my body and i ate their love
and i never went beyond them not below and not above
and my agency they ate my company they craved
i was brave when i stayed inside the cave

i was brave i was brave when i walked out of the cave
it was bright it was night i ran smack into the light
there were people who knew me before but most were new
and i burned all the candles to their ending points of view

as i sang what i sang
and guitars resumed their clang
there were truths of my youth
reminding bells i rang
in the hunger of the hunt
did i seem to some depraved
i was brave when i walked out of the cave

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from out of the cave, released October 11, 2017

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Cynthia Nelson Portland, Oregon

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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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