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The Willow Tree

from Soon by Liz Stringer

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lyrics

Where you going, those eyes so blue
Don't you know I'll follow you
Step down on that river sand
Hold a match soft in my hand
Oh, I've been bit by love's young spark
I'll wait for the fire to start

Carve your name into the willow tree
Here where you first kissed me
And then I'll carve my name there next to yours
A love heart 'round it, that bark so coarse
And sit here with a swollen heart
And wait for the fire to start

You breathed such truth and swallowed blind
All the things you left behind
And with your body pledged to me
To carve my name into the willow tree
Oh, my absent sweetheart, never will we part
I'll wait for the fire to start

And there against this gentle tree
Burning high as the eye can see
Throwing fire onto the sand
Match alight in my hand
Explosions scalding the river bed
Sweat on my skin lit with red
Black sky arching her fierce back
Breathing in flames then screaming them back

Oh sweet the sound of the willow's dance
Wind winding slowly through every branch
Gentle willow like my lover's hands
Standing tall in the muddy sands
Oh, I sit here with a swollen heart
And wait for the fire to start

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from Soon, released January 1, 2006

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Liz Stringer Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne born musician Liz Stringer is one of Australia’s most respected and versatile songwriters and instrumentalists. A lauded guitarist and vocalist, Stringer has released 5 full-length albums since 2006, her powerful and emotive live performances and melodically rich, story-based songs delighting fans and festival-goers throughout Australia and a growing audience in North America + Europe. ... more

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