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Birdsong

from Sowing Acorns by Emma Langford

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    Track List:

    1. Birdsong
    Choir: Niamh Farrell, Sadbh Ní Shúilleabháin, Cari Q, Jess Leen, Ruth Smith, Alma Kelliher

    2. Sailor's Wife

    3. He Came From the Sea

    4. The Winding Way Down to Kells Bay

    5. Port Na nPúcaí - Alec Brown

    6. Sowing Acorns (feat. Vanessa Ifediora)

    7. Mariana

    8. Song For My Younger Self

    9. Ready O

    10. Goodbye Hawaii

    11. Demon Darling

    12. Free To Fall

    13. You Are Not Mine (AKA This Song Isn't About You, You Lying Bollix)

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Featuring the vocals of Ruth Smith, Alma Kelliher, Sadhbh O'Sullivan, Jess Leen, Cari Q and Niamh Farrell.

”I called on a group of women I find inspiring to join me on this song. It feels like a rallying cry - a protest song. I needed an army of mná.”

lyrics

'Til your eyes find me I'm strong as my bones
'Til then here I stand, I am strong as my bones
'Til your eyes find me I am strong as my bones
'til then, only then I am strong as my bones

Then only then I am all self-doubt
All my will and my won't fly out of my mouth
Like a little white dove that you've trained so well
to sing prettily along to another bird's song

'Til your eyes find me I am strong as my bones
'til then, only then I am strong as my bones x 2

Meanwhile I’m tall, I am tow'ring above
All your hate in your soul can't undo this self-love
Like a little white dove that will soar on the wind
Proudly bruising my lungs with the songs I have sung

'Til your eyes find me I am strong as my bones
'til then, only then I am strong as my bones x 2

I'll beat my breast cry a great fearsome cry
See you cowering then, as I fly high
And when I am done, oh I’ll swoop on down
Seeking those eyes of judgement, I'll peck 'em out

'Til your eyes find me I am strong as my bones
'til then, only then I am strong as my bones

But for now I belong to no beast, man, or thing,
My own self is my own I am strong as my bones
Like a fierce bird of prey that knows only the hunt
With a strength you don't know how your pretty bird's flown

'Til your eyes find me I am strong as my bones
'til then, only then I am strong as my bones x 4

credits

from Sowing Acorns, track released September 4, 2020
Ruth Smith, Alma Kelliher, Sadhbh O'Sullivan, Jess Leen, Cari Q and Niamh Farrell.

Percussion: Davey Long

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Emma Langford Limerick, Ireland

Emma is a Limerick-based songwriter with strong folk, traditional influences that shine through her work

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