Cradle Song from Exploding Greens by Kendall Swan

She put the gown on in the office
Her tired eyes could barely open
The mob stood outside of the clinic
Like fifties tele, black and white
I tried to keep up with the Joneses
I read my bible every night
But then saw Jesus on the cross
The race was won, but there's no prize
Now they shout Lex Talionis
My words meet their's and create hammers
To smash the clock and the reason
Then dissolve somewhere in the middle
It dissolved in the middle

But no one wins inside this battle
My sword swings right in a circle
And it leaves all of us hurt
On the ground with our hands in the dirt

She put the clothes inside the trash bags
With the last few months
And with that newfound faith inside her
Like God, some face she'd never seen
Now she keeps walking on the ocean
To meet that man out in the middle
And I'm too drunk to go and stop her
This leaves no soft spots in the earth
And shouldn't we be holding hands
She'd make me smile, I'd help her stand
I'd take her outside in the springtime
Point out exploding greens of life
They explode, the greens of this life

But wouldn't you like to be in this?
To learn to talk and to be honest
It was a tripe, physical promise
That made the northern star look endless
So now I've trapped you in this song
My sad, poetic sing-along
I'll do my best to create art
As you migrate from the belly to the heart.

• Alternative
• Cradle Song
• Kendall Swan
• LGBTQ
• Olivia Klinikowski
• bedroom pop
• indie pop
• lo-fi
• punk rock
• Nashville