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Tender Things

from The Wait For Green by Kat Parent

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Directed especially to sexist leftist men, and all the rest of us working on our stuff as we struggle for a better world.

lyrics

There was a time I was ahead
One step out of sight
I had clever words and in your eyes
I saw fire and respect
Then you came back from a book
Said I was not enough
Not a chess queen, just a pawn
A little short-term fun…

Did I miss a conversation?
Was it something that I said?
Did your guys give you some pointers?
Was it in a blog you read?
Tender things are on my mind but you’ve
Got me scrambling for my life and I
Didn’t think I’d have to fight this fight with you…

Cuz you said you wanted a leader
A woman you could follow through
But each time I started leading
You told me I misunderstood…
Tender things are on my mind but you’ve
Got me scrambling for my life and I’m
Not gonna fight this fight with you…

Cuz I don’t wanna be your Goddess
Don’t need another Guiding Star
I’m not your Rock with all the Answers
We look ahead but not that far
And tender things are on my mind but you’ve
Got me scrambling for my life and I
Think we’ve got enough shit to fight to be
Fighting each other too…

But if you want to fight by my side
Come on! Come on, come on
You do your own work, I’ll do mine
We can keep each other strong

You talk of starting revolution
“Equal rights and equal power!”
Like it’s way beyond my level
Well, we can start right here and now…
Tender things are on my mind but I
Won’t go scrambling for my life and I’m
Not gonna fight this fight with you…
No, not with you.

credits

from The Wait For Green, released September 11, 2017
Katherine Parent: vocals
Shane Leonard: Electric Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar
Steven Hobert: Prophet 6 synthesizer
Ian Crawford: recording of synthesizer
SEE MORE PERSPECTIVE: recording of harmony vocals

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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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