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The Crows

from The Synesthete by Joe Adhemar

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Written at the beginning of 2020. I had a hunch this UK government would fill their pockets. They didn't let us down.

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The Crows are on the wire
Their beady little eyes
They stare they congregate
Accumulate out of habit
The crows are staying patient
They will soon be feasting well
And time will tell
When their interest will be added

Everyone’s thinking the same
Thinking how fragile this game we play as occupants
On life rafts made of balsa wood
Everyone’s thinking we must
Find a way to change the rules
That tie us up in knots
These crows they keep on staring at us

Why are they so still?
Are they waiting for the thrill
Of our creeping isolation?
Why are they so still?
So bitter is the pill
To enjoy our desolation

The crows remain on the wire
Been weeks since they have feasted
They stare they congregate
Accumulating panic
They urge us to be patient
Then serve you empty plates
Be sure to make a date for your diary
Cos mealtime is coming

Everyone’s thinking the same
Thinking how fragile this game we play as occupants
On life rafts made of balsa wood
Everyone’s thinking we must
Find a way to change the rules
That tie us up in knots
These crows they keep on staring at us

Why are they so still?

These black eyed beasts are watching
And they’re coming for you soon
They watch it all descending
As we seek to be immune
Their wiry little talons
Scratching out what they desire
It’s not because they’re needed
They just heard that you aspire
To a life that isn’t desperate
To a life you truly seek
Trying hard to keep you down
Make you desperate and weak
These crows don’t see the effort
These crows don’t see the pain
Squawking at your protest
And replacing it with shame
Pecking at our bodies
At the side of this bloody road
A road without the sign posts
A road you can’t decode
This epoch of the Corvid
That is coming from the sky
A flock that's called a Murder
The crows are on the wire

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from The Synesthete, released February 1, 2023
Jim Sanger - Slide Guitar

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