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Hi guys!
Here’s a new song called Jonas’ Lullaby that we recorded at our GBS Detroit session!
Beez wrote this song about Jonas the cat from the book We Have Always Lived in the Castle (which we learned about from Sherri of the band Eisley- so, thank you again, Eisley for the inspiration).
It’s a creepy, crawly one and definitely my new favorite song of ours. Whether or not you are a Shirley Jackson fan, I hope you like it!
-L
lyrics
Oh, my Merricat, quick & nimble-fingered,
You put them all to bed-gave them to the fighters,
Poured the sweetness on their tongues, filled their heads with spiders.
Oh, my Merricat...
Oh, my Merricat, quick & nimble-fingered,
Hide away-keep her safe from their rages,
Keep your words in place- you know your secret's safe...
I'll wind myself around green & purple knees,
Curl up close- keep you warm with my body heat
Cuz, oh, sweet Merricat, you know we are the same
Oh, my Merricat, how I've watched you grow
A Wide-eyed hunter- from the outside you'd never know
Bring the outside in, make sure he won't return-
For, bright Merricat, you know this world is wrong
Stand, my Merricat, with eyes filled with flames,
Watch as they burn- roaring out your name.
They may take our home, but you will always know
Your secret's safe with me.
Wind myself around green & purple knees
Curl up close- keep you warm with my body heat.
Oh, sweet Merricat, you know we are the same.
Oh, sweet Merricat, you know we are the same....
credits
released October 31, 2013
All lyrics & music by Carts Before Horses
Recorded at Groovebox Studios in Detroit
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