He prepares a table for me and
one of these days I’ll have to sit down and eat
He returns
with a carload of groceries
and I never ask where they came from
Corrects my hand as
it’s holding the knife
cutting up vegetables quickly and fine
for the pot on the stove,
the line out the door
(give me your tired and poor)
He pours a pool of salt in my hand
showing me how I ought to throw a little bit
over the surface like rain,
the surface like rain
on the wicked and righteous,
the laymen and saints
Let me fix you a plate
we can find you
a place
to sit down
Have you ever tried trying
to run out
of everything you got?
credits
from Blue Raspberry,
track released October 24, 2023
KATY KIRBY – vocals, guitar
AUSTIN ARNOLD – drums
LOGAN CHUNG – guitar, bass, casio
ALBERTO SEWALD – programming
NICK JOHNSTON – casio
Engineered by Alberto Sewald and Nelson Espinel
Mixed by Adrian Olsen
Backed by a rotating cast of collaborators, the Australian singer-songwriter refines her folk-tinged indie pop sound. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 11, 2024