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A Marriage

from Middle Voice by Kate Fenner

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Block out the noise, bring home the war--
nobody knows us.
Protect the heart--this is an art--
from the heat and commotion

Welcome inside the hush of a church
the walls of a fortress.
If you lose faith--when you lose faith--
they just might hold us.

This is a marriage:
get down from your carriage,
drop all your baggage,
you are home.

My dark is your light, we can't both be right
but we can outrun our injury.
Flashes of joy, dead zones of comfort--
don't be alarmed: without chaos there can still be mystery.
The pull of the thread, the feeling of dread--
your escape is not a destiny.
For when you come back--if you come back--
Well, this house is no guarantee.

This is a marriage...

When this one whispers in your ear:
fall silent, take off out of there.
It's just confusion in the glare.
Come in, come in, come in.

The boat on the shore,
the boat on the horizon.
If you won't receive the wave at your door
you will become an island.
So many years, so much at stake--
surely you can make it?
I haven't changed--well, maybe I have,
and you just couldn't take it.

If you slow down, you can find peace here.
If you seek peace, you can make peace here, 'cause

This is a marriage.

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from Middle Voice, released November 20, 2017
Kate Fenner--voice
Tony Scherr--guitars, bass
Kenny Wolleson--vibraphone
Mino Cinelu--percussion
Rob Jost--French horn

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