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Swallow Song

from Surrender by Riley Skinner

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lyrics

your chin is resting in your hand
a wave churns salt through the sand
a swallow dives to catch a fly
If he is happy so am I...so am I...

you took a dip in Neptune's pool
he turned your skin so pale and cool
flesh of a fish, flesh of a sin
flesh of a child who learned to swim

you're floating all around now, your mind is wandering
you're floating all around now, your mind is wandering
you're floating all around now, your mind is wandering
you're floating all around now…

oh to know what you are thinking
I turned every rock but came up empty
I remember your eyes and the lightening bugs blinking
I'll sing them a song so they won't forget me

a flower's petals wilt from bloom
a dusky haze, a small ripe moon
a swallow flits across the sky
if he is happy so am I

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from Surrender, released November 10, 2023

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Riley Skinner Minneapolis, Minnesota

Riley Skinner is an avant-garde folk performer based in Minneapolis, MN. Her music draws on intriguing melodies, textured layers of sound and intimate lyrics to answer one core question, "why am I here?". Riley also creates work for her duo, Heddwen, and performs primarily in the Midwest. ... more

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