Tree Bark

from Splinters by Evangeline Young

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Oh I'm a piece of bark, split between two trees
And there ain't enough hours in the day to explain what that means
All these splintering passions, how do I reconcile?
I know I'm goin' down some day, but at least I'll go out in style

Oh lessons learned, the purest of intentions
Oh tears will burn, mining ground under my feet,
Failure never smelled so sweet to me

"Patience," I am told, a whole life yet ahead
Well if I'm so young tell why then do I feel so dead?
Every little breath awakening, caught in my own cunning trap
Every pathway I have strangled, I have torn up every nameless map

Oh lessons learned, the purest of intentions
Oh tears will burn, mining ground under my feet,
Failure never smelled so sweet to me

Oh I am a tree, branded, blistered but standing tall
I got years spread over miles in front me, and I don't mind at all
If my strings keep breaking, if my words keep comin' out wrong
Long as my heart keeps bursting, as long as my song is sung

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from Splinters, released August 5, 2018

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Evangeline Young New York, New York

Instagram: @evangelinegraceyoung

Evangeline Young is an actor and singer/songwriter originally from West Chester, PA. She is currently living in Brooklyn, NY.

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