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Mother Tongue

from Descent by Joel Cathcart

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voice, nylon-strung guitar, clarinet, tubular bells

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well-heeled heretic, featureless figure of eight
sentinel architect, docile pick of the week
windowledge shipwreck, moribund man on the moon
flexitime pessimist, sackcloth ship in the night

I will look after you
cut your slack slowly
but in the interim
unstitch your origami heart from your sleeve

fairy tale figurehead, comatose eye of the storm
tourniquet citizen, safety valve tip of the tongue

I will deliver you
wring your neck out
but in the aftermath
you must look the other way

renegade monument, parody pillar of salt
blossoming precipice, coup d'état, cavernous heart
virulent daydream, ravenous jack-in-the-box

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from Descent, released April 9, 2009

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Joel Cathcart Genoa, Italy

Joel Cathcart is a composer, songwriter and visual artist.

He specializes in intimate live performances in unusual locations.

His latest album, 'Flotsam', is a collection of post-apocalyptic puzzles whose hybrid ensemble sound signals the creation of new listening spaces amid flooded ruins and overgrown motorways...
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