Blackwater

from Songs About a Woman by Ben Foerg

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Summon me, sleeping sister of the Westwood
Run through the tall grass and call my name
Put on your best dress and let's go make a mess
In a town where everything is rearranged

Where skyscrapers are underground
And the sun is blue and green
Where the people all laugh when they mean to cry
And say only what they mean
Where the windows have no houses
And the fathers love their daughters
Ride with me through the blackwater

Slither up close to me, my sweet release
Let a lonely, wandrin' no one have his piece
Like a hot meal on the table taunting me
I can only go so long before I feed

We'll drift on with the wind
Through the rainbow candy streets
Where people only listen
When they really mean to speak
Where love is seen as royalty
And all the rest is fodder
Ride with me through the blackwater

Whispers from the walls keep me awake
I know it's wrong, but I listen to what they say
Like a moth drawn to the flame
I know what's happening, but I can't change

Float on, float away
Worry yesterday

Into the night we go
On a carpet made of air
Where you hear someone walking
But nobody's ever there
Where endless dreaming minutes
Are led like lambs to the slaughter
Ride with me through the blackwater

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from Songs About a Woman, released September 28, 2015

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Ben Foerg Los Angeles, California

Folk-inspired songwriter with a DIY philosophy and a punk rock ethos at heart.

Contact: benfoerg@gmail.com

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