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Presence

from Sill & Glade Sessions by Palmyra

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What kind of presence is this
Stuck in yesterday, stuck in messages I never sent,
I never said
I never thought through
I never read
How far from Heaven is this?
Stuck in memories, stuck in sympathy
I never gave,
I’ll never get,
I should have know that hiding behind it was rage
But hiding behind it’s the only way I know
The only safe place
It’s all that I’ve gone through
It’s right where I oughta stay
Right where I oughta stay

Here I will yell at the top of my lungs at the only close comfort I’ve got
Here I will curse through my teeth at the fruit in the backyard beginning to rot
It hasn’t rained since we got here in June
I’ve held my breath til I’m well past the point of blue

What kind of forces are these
Pushing backwards, daily faster
I can’t get a grip
I can’t shake this chip from my shoulder
It seems I’m losing a bit of my smile
But hiding behind it’s the only way I know
It’s gone in a minute
How many moments have I missed
Pushing backwards,
On the track to forgetting my name
Losing my place
Digging my feet into something I’m not sure I’ll finish
But damn it, there’s got to be something to fix on this planet
I’ll make my mark in the future

Here I will yell at the top of my lungs at the only close comfort I’ve got
Here I will curse through my teeth at the fruit in the backyard beginning to rot
It hasn’t rained since we got here in June
I’ve held my breath til I’m well past the point of blue
Here I will yell at the top of my lungs at the only close comfort I’ve got
Here I will curse through my teeth at the fruit in the backyard beginning to rot
It hasn’t rained since we got here in June
I’ve held my breath til I’m well past the point of blue

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from Sill & Glade Sessions, released December 2, 2022

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Palmyra Richmond, Virginia

Drawing from the sounds of Appalachia and Midwestern Americana, folk trio Palmyra captures the the collective spirit of three Virginia natives.

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