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Lady of the Island
04:54
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Holding you close, undisturbed before a fire
The pressure in my chest when you breathe in my ear
We both knew this would happen when you first appeared
My Lady of the Island
The brownness of your body in the fire glow
Except the places where the sun refused to go
Our bodies were a perfect fit
In afterglow we lay
My Lady of the Island
Letting myself wander through the world inside your eyes
You know I'd like to stay here until every tear runs dry
My Lady of the Island
Wrapped around each other in the peeping sun
Beams of sunshine light the stage, the red light's on
I never want to finish what I've just begun with you
My Lady of the Island
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when god lets my body be
04:35
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[note: this is the original poem by E.E. Cummings. Lines within brackets are not sung as lyrics but are included here to respect the poem's original form.]
when god lets my body be
From each brave eye shall sprout a tree
fruit that dangles therefrom
the purpled world will dance upon
Between my lips which did sing
a rose shall beget the spring
[that maidens whom passion wastes
will lay between their little breasts]
My strong fingers beneath the snow
Into strenuous birds shall go
my love walking in the grass
their wings will touch with her face
and all the while shall my heart be
With the bulge and nuzzle of the sea
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Michael Denis Ó Callaghan Brooklyn, New York
Michael Denis Ó Callaghan is a composer, trumpeter, vocalist, lyricist, and educator with a knack for subverting
expectation. Blurring the boundaries between composition and improvisation, his music explores the space between eclectic artistic influences-simultaneously paying homage to musical traditions and moving towards a unique, authentic sound of his own.
michaeldenisocallaghan.com
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