lyrics
If I was a sailor I would sail right past you. All the chords aboard my ship tying me to the mast, you couldn’t tear me away. Eyes fixed forward blindly, still I glance behind me in a blue way.
If I was a jailor, I would hesitate to keep you. I’d leave your cell door open, afraid that in your sleep you would dream me away. Leave me chasing traces of once-welcome embraces in a blue way.
If I was a tailor, I would sew myself a future. Free from all your tangles, I’d tear out all the sutures that made my edges fray. Dress myself in hues to match my fading bruises in a blue way.
If I was a soldier, I’d soldier on without you. If I was a poet, I’d never rhyme about you. Never write you, never read you, I said honey I don’t need you, it’s all over and I’m OK. Better weather’s here, the sky is clear, in a blue way.
credits
from
Stay Ahead of the Wolf,
released October 18, 2019
Written by Owen Lyman-Schmidt
Arranged and performed by Driftwood Soldier
Driftwood Soldier is:
Owen Lyman-Schmidt: Vocals, Mandolin, Suitcase, License Plate
Bobby Szafranski: Bass Guitar, Bottle Caps
Additional Instrumentation:
Jacob Brunner: Piano
Produced by Driftwood Soldier with Erin McKeown
Recorded by Alex Santilli and Eric Bogacz at Spice House Sound in Philadelphia, PA
Mixed by Ted Hutt and Ryan Mall at Kingsize Soundlabs in Eagle Rock, CA
Mastered by Ryan Schwabe
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