DBT #184 Monday Morning Song - The Roses by Emily Johnson-Erday
Good Morning, I'm going to bring you to a textured reality of colors and choices. Emily Johnson-Erday put out a pair of what she describes as intimate songs pondering choice, loss and loneliness. While I could apologize for the morning downer, I look at the pondering part of this world. She brings you for a walk in a world of colors and nature, to let you wonder exactly what bringing the roses down means exactly.
This is a beautiful song, but I highly request you read the words as you listen. That extra connection will gently place the thoughts in your head for the rest of the day.
I count the days since I last missed it
Cause lately I’ve been getting sickness,
Every morning when the moonlight fades,
Into the light of day
But I don’t want to be a harbor
For a man who comes and goes
Leaving nothing but an empty chair
And the scent of his clothes
So-
Cedar red, cohosh blue
Wild thistle and cotton root
The saints won’t answer when I call
And so I call on you
To bring the roses down
Bring the roses down
Bring the roses down
Make this tea, don’t be a mother
Drink it down, try to forget
But if I drink this bitter water
Will I only taste regret?
Or -
Cedar red, cohosh blue
Wild thistle and cotton root
The saints won’t answer when I call
And so I call on you
To bring the roses down
Bring the roses down
Bring the roses down
Ophelia had Rue and Pansy
Pennyroyal, Fennel and Tansy
Rosemary, and Queen Anne’s lace
Wild Myrtle, and Herb-o’-Grace,
And -
Cedar red, cohosh blue
Wild thistle and cotton root
The saints won’t answer when I call
And so I call on you
I will not be silent
I will not be chaste
I cannot make a life
If it means mine goes to waste
I will -
Bring the roses down
Bring the roses down
Bring the roses down
This would not be my first go to because of the song quality outside, but after you know the song, here's Emily singing it.
This one sound is a little better and it has the new group The Starlight Darlin's that have made the blog before, and you know I love those harmonies.
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