The Swallow and the Sword

from Yard Bones by Lucy

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I coughed up blood the first time
I saw how bright you laughed
You asked me to try the water
but I just dived too deep

You told me to take a step back
said you'd felt it all the same before

and you don't want any more
you told me
I should have known
you told me
I should have known

you wanted
the sand

to kiss your toes but your eyes stayed closed
from the sea and the moon behind
see if I can find
how not to need.

Love poems have a way
of never letting go
visions and vibrancy
sing those hopes silly

like action was a state of maybe
maybe I just might be crazy

but I could have sworn
the swallow and the sword
but I could have a sword
if I swallow what I'd sworn.

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from Yard Bones, released August 27, 2014

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Lucy is a Lansing-based band that tries to convey the sense of biting into a juicy steak with every song.

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