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The Mercenary

from The Beginning of Days by Chelsea Coleman

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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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I could split myself in half
Keep the baby and the bath
Would it be so bad
I could hold a hundred facets of
What I can see and
What I can have yet I know
That’s how people crack

And I’m losing sleep
I know you’re worried about me
Darling
When I’m on my knees
I know that that’s when you doubt me
But don’t you see

That’s when the light leaks through
And I can’t pretend I don’t love you

I could talk myself in spirals back to
Every straight line toward survival
I’d find
I’d find you on every track

And I’m losing sleep
I know you’re worried about me
Darling
When I’m on my knees
I know that that’s when you doubt me
But don’t you see

That’s when the light leaks through
And I can’t pretend I don’t need you

I’ll be a mercenary by day
Collect your sins, collect my pay
Who are you to tell me to be brave
I’m gonna keep my feet in both doorways

You lose the magic but you win the game
Everyone told you that’s the price you pay
You lose your mind to keep you head on straight
I swear to god I’ll find another way

And I’m losing sleep
I know you’re worried about me
Darling
When I’m on my knees
I know that that’s when you doubt me
But don’t you see

That’s when the light cleaves
Through all the cracks in my being
And the music rings
Through all the walls
Of the kingdom

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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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