Seed

by Sam Bottner

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lyrics

Beloved
Oh beloved
To love you, I release you

Beloved
Oh beloved
To love you, I release you

By the time I am ready
To receive what I need
I will not need it
I will not need it

Love, I will be a fertile ground to take your roots
When you fall on through the cracks
Of my heart so wide
So deep and tenderized by these
Tears I can’t hold back

Beloved
Oh beloved
To love you, I release you

And I am a seed
Planted deep inside the Earth
But before I taste the sunlight
I must learn to love the dirt
I must learn to love the dirt

So fly, little bird
Make it cut a little deeper
No holding back now,
The pain’ll be my teacher
Never again as it was, little flower
Just underneath sacred grief
Lies the power

By the time I am ready
To receive what I need
I will not need it
I will not need it

Rain come down
Won’t you wash away these memories
And clean me out
Making space for the new
Rain come down
Awakening my memory
I open up and extend my roots

'Cause I am a seed
Planted deep inside the Earth
But before I taste the sunlight
I must learn to love the dirt
I must learn to love the dirt
I must learn to love the dirt

credits

released June 2, 2021
Thank you Great Spirit for allowing this grief to be alchemized in the waters of creativity.

Thank you to Lauren Vargo for singing so beautifully and harmonizing with me.
Thank you James Isaac Wenzel for your upright bass mastery and contribution.
Thank you Jonathon Wenzel for the drums.

Thank you Jamie Lemmonz for the incredibly aligned and heartfelt artwork.

Guitar, vocals, aux percussion, production, mixing, and mastering by yours truly. (revolution8audio.com)

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