IN THE MOUNTAIN OF HER MIND
SHE WAS CALLING OUT YOUR NAME
LONELY AND BLIND
TO THE WINDS THAT BLEW HER WAY
SO SHE SAT DOWN AT BAR STOOL
STIRRING HER THOUGHTS WITH A STRAW
HE UNAWARE HE WAS THE ARCHER
AIMING FOR HER HEART
SHE WAS WEARY FROM A THEIF
WHO LAST HAD STOLE HER SMILE
HER HEART CLOSED LIKE A PINECONE
IN THE FOREST OF HER MIND
BUT THE OPPTIMISTIC SONG BIRD
FLEW TO HIS ADVANCE
FOR HER CRAVING TO BE CRADELED
MADE HER TAKE THE CHANCE
EVERGREEN
EYES DANCING SHINING LIKE THE SUN
EVERGREEN
PRAY AND THAT SKY WILL OPEN UP
HE HUNG HER UP TO DRY
WITH WORDS OF TRUTH THAT HURT
THAT HE WOULD BE LEAVING SOON
ONCE THE WEATHER TURNED
BUT WITH THE MYSTERY OF NATURE
THEIR HEARTS THEY OPENED UP
TANGLED IN THE SEEDS AND THE ARMS
OF THEIR FOREST FLOOR
CAT CURLED ROUND HER ANKLE
SHE LAYED WEARY ON THE BED
AFRAID OF WHAT HER HEART WAS FEELING
WOULD NOT BE HERS AT LAST
HE SMILED INTO HER BROKEN EYES
LAID HIS HAND UPON HER CHEST
TOLD HER THAT HE LOVED HER
ASKED IF SHE WOULD COME WITH HIM
This album speaks to the continuum of African diasporic culture that is central to the vibrant canon of Americana folk music. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 29, 2020
Durham, NC singer-songwriter Skylar Gudasz makes intimate Americana delivered with dry wit and stunningly precise vocal acumen. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 14, 2020