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Tortoise Shell

from Chains I Kept by The Orchards

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lyrics

before i loved you
i was deaf, dumb, and mute
never had that much to say
now i can't shut up

but i am getting closer
to what i have to say
i can't say it to your face
that's for goddamn sure

i know you can hear me
i know you can feel me
i wish you were with me
and it were that easy

space on the mattress
a string of old sadness
the pale empty madness
of my hands without yours in them

you were my tortoise shell
home was anywhere our bodies fell
to think of it raining
and i did not feel a drop

i know you can hear me
i know you can feel me
i wish you were with me
that's for goddamn sure

because you are the mountain
and i am the train tracks
even when i'm standing still
i am a restless man

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from Chains I Kept, released March 1, 2013

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The Orchards Portland, Maine

The Orchards were the songwriting project of Pennsylvania native Eric Schwan, based in Portland, ME and featuring a revolving cast of musicians adding orchestral and ambient textures and harmonies to his simple, folk-based songs. They released their LP, "Sing Birds, In Your Shrinking Woods" on Apohadion/Burst & Bloom Records with a final show on September 15, 2019. ... more

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