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Tierra de Gracia Demos
Recorded Dec. 31st 2023 & Jan 1st, 2024
El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico

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You’d rather have the itch and scratch it
Than be free from all these worldly needs
You’d rather fan the flame and then snuff it out
than be free forever from all suffering

so gather up your humanity
get gussied up for the colony
take a drink and bend the knee
to your wretched sacred human being

you’d rather keep your cage and wait for
the soft nocturnal footsteps of your queen
and hope that after all your learning
you’ll be forever part of her machine

so gather up your humanity
get gussied up for the colony
take a drink and bend the knee
to your wretched sacred human being

You’d rather grow the poison hemlock
Daily make the choice to not off yourself just yet
And you’d rather find out what you’re made of

You’d rather have your back
All up against the wall like that
With nothing left to do but crack
And find out what’s true after that

Babe
You know what they say
You’re only as brave
As the strength
Of your cage

But I promise you
it’s made for breaking
I promise you
it’s all forsaken
And everything
is here for taking
I know that’s not
what you thought I’d be saying
But I have seen the worst of us
And I have seen the best
And I know why you search for me
I know why you can’t rest
Until you find your station
In the wealth of our creation
I know you’ve had a taste
And nothing’s ever been the same

so gather up your humanity
get gussied up for the colony
take a drink and bend the knee
to your wretched sacred human being

credits

from The Beginning of Days, released February 2, 2024
Written, performed, and engineered by Chelsea Coleman

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Chelsea Coleman California

Oklahoma grown singing-songwriting powerhouse, Chelsea Coleman, creates sanctuaries out of songs, wherein her audience is moved, humbled, and exalted. A courageous and vulnerable storyteller, she invites you to endure open heart surgery, skillfully mending your heartache with strands of golden thread. Each listener leaves more integrally woven in to the tapestry of humanity. ... more

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