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The Blossom Eternal

by Liz Dieleman

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THE EIGHT BEATITUDES OF JESUS "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Gospel of St. Matthew 5:3-10
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Marry Me! 04:07
Marry Me! I can no longer live with out your sensitive trembling soul, to console… Marry Me! I will no longer be outside your muscley Man-arms and chest, Let me rest… Marry me… it's out of fashion to settle down, Square to be hetero Together stand sraight it will grow so… Marry Me! Sunday we're keeping the sabbath by sleeping in to uncover God as lover Marry me! I'll keep the hearth warm, If you keep dark ones Far from the door, I am yours… Merry Me! I'll wear your ring, change name Won't turn my back to the sun Together taking on What has begun so… Marry Me! I'm in an apron when you bring the bacon home for the stew I love you… Marry Me! Marry Me! (please, please….)
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Manhattan 05:08
You hand my suitcase to me Unceremoniously. Manhattan shrinks  thumbnail picture - window view As the bus rolls home Through the tunnel… Back home my husband waits His mind circumambulates  Manhattan eats  Holy hearts and held-out hands As the bus rolls home Over the mountain… Your smile gets through to me apologetically. Manhattan's kiss High rising light, shadow long as the bus rolls home To the valley… Manhattan bleeds Over the rainbow, down the road As the crossroads moan To the center…
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Green grass don't grow here no more At the bottom of the reservoir They built a dam, filled the town like a sink New York the island needs something to drink it aint fair -  Mama's church and Daddy's flour mill down there All the things I couldn't take Now at the bottom of a Lake. Sun doesn't rise anymore At the bottom of the reservoir We built a house with a family of hands Yet some speculator has rights to the land it aint fair -  My babies were born in a room down there All the things I left behind Now flood the halls of my mind. New York City - look at your children Did it ever cross your mind to be asking where the source is You're so thirsty - look at your children You don't give a damn where water comes from You just need some One day a steam whistle blows For two years the rivers in flow 2,000 people abandoned their homes Grandaddy dug up our ancestor's bones It aint right -  Pulling up the roots of everything in sight History, gardens, goodwill Those devils to the south of these hills Sick-a-the crack of the trees Break the mountains to pave Wall Street You think the earth gives itself up for free Take it from here and you'll get some from me eminent domain -  It's like a wolf tryin' to take on a train A curse on your prettiest girl The prettiest girl in the world  New York City - look at your children 's it ever cross your mind to be asking where the source is You're so thirsty - look at your children You don't give a damn where water comes from You just need some
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Continue 03:56
I am a seeker
 You are a secret
I 'm committed and we are sisters
 I've checked you out
 Swooned at your pout
 But I can't climb over that wall. On a subway
 You are a stranger
 Let's make a story
 How's it possible? 
Our eyes meet - it's 14th Street
 You get off, and I continue on below.... I choose this - I press continue; 
Mystery, pounce me! Crossroads haunt me... You are a genius
 You confuse me
T he sand, and I am in low tide. 
 Darkened sky
 Or closed eye
 Forest through an open window. You are protection 
 And I want to leave you. 
Bound souls
 Truth in your footsteps
 Oh, guardian angel
 Rebirth is painful
 No sin, but born an orphan this time. I choose this - I press continue;
 Mystery, pounce me! Crossroads haunt me.
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Miles we come, babe, and miles to go Can't believe what my footprints show. Wobbling 'cross this timeline stretched from birth to being dead, Must I go straight, can I go left instead? When did you step into my territory? When where you written into my story? Miles to come and still so many in between How many frames until we're in the same scene? You dream your dreams and I'll dream my dreams And we'll meet up when we're ready to wake up... But until then - call me on a weekend, dear, Come and see me once a year, Just let me know you're breathing and when we're done teething... Something solid we'll start, but until then, guess we're apart. This world aint for children, or so they say. Then how come I love it most when we play? Don't ride through it tandem, every man for himself, But that's only true as long as you've got your health. When did I step into your territory? When was I written into your story? Doors we've opened, babe, and doors we've sealed, But the hallway's long and only one and a time is revealed... You dream your dreams and I'll dream my dreams And we'll meet up when we're ready to wake up... But until then - call me on a weekend, dear, Come and see me once a year, Just let me know you're breathing and when we're done teething... Something solid we'll start, but until then, guess we're apart.

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"A collection of fresh compositions that murmur Spring Time: the cool, wet muddiness of being human, and the soul's eternally verdant growth - both painful and promising."

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released May 15, 2016

All Songs Written and Arranged by Liz Dieleman (except the Beatitudes, Words adapted from the Holy Bible).

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