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Hey everyone! I’m so proud to have been able to collaborate with the incredible Aoife O'Donovan on this duet of “Strong Swimmer”! One of the best parts of writing songs is getting to work with other artists to guide the songs in new directions. Aoife and I have known each other a long time, and this duet really makes me happy. Thank you for listening!
lyrics
On the night that you were born
Your mama who had many friends
Took you down across the reach
To meet the tide come in
There were no lilies from my footsteps
There were no temple curtains torn
Still I felt you move inside me
A strong swimmer to be born
The wind was in your hair
And your lips were flecked with salt
Your eyes were two boats for the moon
I said, a strong swimmer you’ll be called
Now I cannot believe to see
The leagues that you have swum
Cannot believe you once were me
That you and I were one
Time only travels one way
I'm afraid still I’m a fool
‘Cause in my mind I try to wind
The twine back on the spool
Now I’m standing on the cliffs
Cold sea is far below
The birds that float the midway air
Like driven flakes of snow
I cannot go where you are going
I can no longer fight those waves
Still I’ll watch you til you’re out of sight
A strong swimmer all the way
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1st time i heard DeathWish, i turned it off.
felt rushed, not the Isbell i've come to admire. really grab'd me when i took time to listen on the 2nd try. the writing on these songs stopped me in my tracks more than once. raw talent with just enough polish in the delivery.
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