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Desert Song

from King Woman by Nicole Olweean

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lyrics

open road ahead and I’m coming clean
taking what I need
moondust on the hills and they’re calling to me
they say it’s raining in the valley
widows on the march and they’re calling to you
they’re saying don’t you cry for me
cause oh, my sons and daughters love is a stone
made of lime and quartz and longing

and when you push it up the hill
it’s got to roll back down
so do your best not to be found
underneath it when it does

midnight in the desert smells like sun
when it’s been laced in skin
my books have took to rotting at my feet
they all forget how they begin
so strap me to the saddle I’m free enough
I’ve been chasing that word for years
and when I finally tracked it down one day
all I had left were my fears

so if freedom’s what you’re looking for
don’t you be fooled like me
you can operate a single ship
from the middle of a fleet


take me down to the ocean
take me back up to the lakes
freedom is a dream lovers relinquish
if they want to stay awake

take me down to the mountains
take me back up to the snow
freedom is a poem you must read softly
if you’re ever gonna know it

take me down to the desert
take me back up to the oaks
freedom is a trembling yellow bird
that puts music in our bones

freedom is a trembling yellow bird
that puts music in our bones

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from King Woman, released December 31, 2020
Nicole Olweean - lyrics, guitar, vocals
Collin Pompey - bass, guitar, synth, mixing, mastering
Alex Brady - drums, percussion
Mark Lavengood - dobro

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Nicole Olweean Kalamazoo, Michigan

Nicole Olweean is a singer/songwriter from Kalamazoo, MI and Riverside, CA. Combining genres like Folk, Rock, and a little Country, she delivers a sound all her own.

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