Name: Of Serpents and Flames
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Description: A song for those with voices from the past you carry like chains.

Of Serpents and Flames

from Strokes of Gold by Joe Wilson

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A song for those with voices from the past you carry like chains.

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OF SERPENTS AND FLAMES

There’s a snake in the grass
An underhanded savior
In the quiet times and the stillness of your mind
You can hear the old man’s whisper

There’s a snake in the grass
And his words they sound like reason
Every thought adds water by the drop
That grows those seeds of doubt

They say:
Look at you now boy, what have you done?
You don’t mean a thing to no one, and nobody,
Would miss you if you were up and gone.
Would sing those old sad songs as you leave

She cast her eyes to the floor
No ripples in the water
She’d set aside a little more
For the bringer of the bread

She cast her eyes to the floor
To keep peace in the valley
But the flames kept burning more
‘til our lungs were filled with ash

Til we said:
Look at you now, who do you think you are?
You can only push a spring down so hard
Before it springs back up to knock you in the teeth
Tell me who do you think you are?

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from Strokes of Gold, released August 24, 2014
Joe Wilson: vocals, guitars

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Joe Wilson Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

To say that music moves us is an understatement. Our songs carry us through life’s most crippling moments and imbue our best days with auditory anchor points that allow us to relive cherished moments long after they have passed. Folk and Americana-based songwriter Joe Wilson writes music that recognizes both the tragedies and hope inherent in every human experience. ... more

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