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Silver Birch

from Silver Birch by Little Wise

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lyrics

Silver Birch

You told me about the time when you gave birth to me
When you left the house those birch trees were bare and skinny
Your baby girl was born ten years after your last
So you wrapped me up and took me home and those silver trees greeted us with green leaves

Through sleepless nights you nursed me, your touch soothed my cry
My sisters watching over me and dad by your side
As the years moved along you grew me up wise
Times of doubting, times of trying, but peace most of the time

I am an old soul
But I have young bones

As the years brought us closer at once everything turned
A dark cloud of sickness became your concern
Through sleepless nights we nursed you, our touch soothed your cry
Me and my sisters watching over you, dad always by your side

I am an old soul
But I have young bones
I am an old soul
But I have young bones

You didn’t finish what you started, you left before your time
There was so much here for you and love filled your life
I’d call you if I could and tell you all the news
Tell you how those birch trees are greening and how I miss you still

I am an old soul
But I have young bones
And somehow this feeling in my throat
Gets a little too much to handle

Oh silver birch, you anointed my birth
But as you burst into green
Slender and lean
I am missing a part of me
You are a part of me
You are a part of me

I’ve got your ring on my finger, got your hands, got your eyes
With courage I go back to where your body lies
As I leave with a tear and a word and a smile
I look over my shoulder and see sapling birch trees standing in line

I am an old soul
But I have young bones
I am an old soul
But I have young bones

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from Silver Birch, released November 11, 2016

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Little Wise Melbourne, Australia

Little Wise makes music for the drifters and the dreamers. Brimming with melodic hooks and a piercing, heart-on-sleeve lyricism, she conjures a magnetic collision of vintage Americana and modern folk-rock. “Little Wise sings with the wisdom of an old soul” (triple j). ... more

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