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Battle Lake

from The Wait For Green by Kat Parent

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We left the graveside and he didn’t turn back
But his hands would not let go
They clutch the burden of a paddle and pack
He left a hundred miles ago
He said please hold me, but not too near
Some brittle piece of me might crack
Sit a while and sing alone, my dear
It hurts to want to hold you back

When you lie awake tonight
Sit awhile and sing alone, my dear
Waiting, watching for that endless light
That leads us onward in the face of fear

We climbed a ladder for his father’s view
We saw his shadow on the land
White dreams and treasures were his prison too
Although they gave him back his hands
I fought his battles with nothing to earn
These broken arms won’t hold my weight
I whispered comfort but his horror burned
So much more cruel than the pain

When you lie awake tonight
Sit awhile and sing alone my dear
Waiting, watching for that endless light
That makes us courage in the face of fear

Back on that island, the wolf stares him down
I saw a warning in his eyes
“You have no paths here and lost men drown--
What are you doing here?” he cries...
“It’s not enough to preach of serving love
Food on your overflowing shelf
It’s not enough to give what’s left away
Somehow you have to give yourself…”
Deep in redlines and war-hungry tombs
Feel your still white suburbs roll
Where is the courage to hear freedom songs?
Where is the grace to save your soul?

When you lie awake tonight
I’ll sit awhile and sing alone my dear
Waiting, watching for that searing light
That makes me truthful in the face of fear

He chose forgetting, and I chose the road
It was the best love I could give
I left him drinking those Battle Lake blues
To find a way my soul could live

When you lie awake tonight
Sit awhile and sing alone my dear
Waiting watching for that endless light
That leads to freedom in the face of fear

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from The Wait For Green, released September 11, 2017
Katherine Parent: Electric guitar and vocals
Shane Leonard: Drums, bass guitar and keys

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Kat Parent Minneapolis, Minnesota

Katherine writes gentle and passionate songs that speak to work of healing and resistance. She sings new folk music inspired by generations of family lullabies, by lament and rage, and by vivid dreams.

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