Gospa od Škrpjela (Our Lady of the Rocks)

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Rock by rock
that’s how you build an island.
With each stone
you earn yourself some dry land.
It takes some time,
but soon the shallows grow.
We stripped these hills
because we swore an oath.

These are the rocks
upon which we built our church.
My love went out
and he left me in the lurch.
And so I weave
with silver and with gold
And with each year
the island slowly grows.

I sit and weave
all day into the night
I weave with just
the faintest trace of light.
My eyesight’s gone
my fingers they don’t care
Ran out of gold
so I sacrificed my hair.

Decades gone
my tapestry remains
Tired and old
my fingers full of pain.
My love returned
I couldn’t see his smile.
He brought with him
more rocks to build the isle.

Jessica I think I’ve got a problem
I’m coming home to you to help me solve them
I’m to the point where cigarettes smell good
and you know I never thought they would.

Rock by rock that’s how you build an island
With each stone you’ll earn yourself some dry land
I need a drink but wouldn’t pay the prices that they’re asking
I went outside, opened my mouth, the rain dripped from the baskets.

Rock by rock that’s how you build an island
With each stone you earn yourself some dry land
I’m out of love, out of love with myself
To see you sitting here it makes me well.

credits

from Victory At Sea, released February 5, 2016
Dennis Bigelow: Banjo, Electric Bass, Organ, Vocals
Kat Ernst: Cello
Sam Ernst: Vocals, Guitar
Caitlin Morris: Trumpet, Vocals

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vee device Fort Collins, Colorado

vee device are a landlocked band who've made an album all about remote islands and the people who inhabit them. Go figure. The music is jaunty, but not in a sea-shanty kind of way. The lyrics are detailed, but not in a "let's pull out an encyclopedia" kind of way (unless that encyclopedia is full of short snippets from Wikipedia, of course). vee device love songs about places they will never see. ... more

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