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King Woman

by Nicole Olweean

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woman king sits on her throne
winds up the day and gives it a throw
and there, and there it goes
woman king, boots in the dirt
climbs on her horse and rides to the river
and there, and there it flows
and she sits in the shadow of the mountain with her crossbow

woman king rides to the west
hears of unrest and calls on the wisdom of her past
thinks what to do
woman king rides to the east
tells all the women to get to their feet
and they, they listen and salute
and she leads them off to battle cheeks glowing like a ripe fruit

woman king with an army bold
riding for freedom in the new world and the old
they meet her foes
woman king, arrow in the arm
rides to the medicine woman in the Beqaa Valley
where the olive trees grow
and she waits at the Litani til the bleeding and the fever go

woman king, beneath the microscope
underestimated in her power and her hope
but she’ll use both
woman kings, centuries apart
see their lineage in the eyes of all the others
and there, and there they stand
arm in arm in arm into the floods that follow broken dams

woman king, wolf beside a fire
knows the parts of her to keep alive and which ones should die
the fall and rise
so leave her to her power she’ll come back to you an opened sky
leave her to her power she’ll come back to you an opened sky

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released July 5, 2020
Nicole Olweean - lyrics, guitar, vocals, tambourine
Collin Pompey - bass, guitar, synth, mixing, mastering
Alex Brady - drums, percussion
Lyra Fraaza - intro reading

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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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