so you were born with butterfly bones
just hanging on to the flower-stem
tangled us up into bundles of nerves
just hanging on by a thread
turning our house to a hospital room
the heart to a paddling pool
turning our stomachs now
over & over & out
a transmission of truth
& all the lights go off & on
& all the gardens grow
& all of you as well is me
the secret that everyone knows
here you arrive like a leaf on the ground
here you create the new world
we thought we were strong & we know we are now
we can't believe what we've endured
there is a rock in the pit of my stomach
there is a hole in the side of my heart
a perfect imprint of the line between life & death
left a symmetrical scar
& all the lights go off & on
& all the gardens grow
& all of you as well is me
the secret that everyone knows
& all the lights go off & on
& all the gardens grow
& all of you as well is me
the secret that everyone knows.
credits
from The Secret,
released March 18, 2022
Written and composed by Ben Osborn
Produced by Ben Osborn and Alex Stolze
Mixed by Alex Stolze
Guitar, piano, synthesisers, drum machines, vocals - Ben Osborn
Banjo, vocals - Bethany Roberts
Mastered by Lupo Lubich
an old EP of rowan's but still my favourite. a brilliantly energetic acoustic musician, who also played harp on several of my songs, this recording ably showcases his skills as arranger & lyricist. Ben Osborn
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