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Arms of Grief

by James Morse

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for Maria Elizabeth, a song about our first pregnancy in 2019

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The arms of grief
are all around,

and I can hear you, daughter,
as you're calling out.

After work I turned the keys,
but the car just wouldn't start,

so Julie helped me jump it,
kept it running
'til Josh and I took it apart,

replaced the ancient battery
took it back to the apartment lot.

When it rains,
it pours,
all Hell breaks loose,

and the Devil has his hey dey
while we're waiting on a Wild Goose,

and the Queen of the South
will rise,

meanwhile the cat's got fleas,
hanging out around his

eyes.

Got back to the apartment,
found Syd swallowed up in tears

the weight of knowing someone's past,
not knowing time-worn years,

so we held a ceremony,
sealed the small remains,

ate and
drank and
washed the cat,

tried to chase away the pain

Singing Lord,

Is this what it means to die?

Lord

Lord

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released May 6, 2022
written, arranged, produced, and mixed by James Morse
mastered by Matt Martin

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James Morse Atlanta, Georgia

singer-songwriter, sound-maker, ad-hoc arranger, painter

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