There's a house fly walking around in the hair on my legs
The cats are in the shadow cast by the patio table
The sun is beaming down and I’m sweating
I flick off a spider that itches my breast
My backyard is a jungle of trees, bugs, brush and stones
I never wanna leave, I find comfort in the leafy green
And I can’t help but feel
No I can’t help but feel
That this home is temporary,
And I can’t help but feel
No I can’t help but feel
That this home is temporary,
I rub my shoulder over and over again
I look up to feel fresh rain on my skin
I get up from the green patio chair and grin
I flick off a slug that moves from shoe to shin
Tiniest worm on my book and he’s moving so fast
He makes his way onto my dirty fingernail
A soft breeze hardens just one nipple,
the span worm shit hitting my head
The sound of the leaves shivering
shivering
And I can’t help but feel
No I can’t help but feel
That this home is temporary,
And I can’t help but feel
No I can’t help but feel
That this home is temporary
credits
from Topiary,
released February 28, 2017
Lyrics + Vocals by April White
Synth by Jason Wells + Michael Venart
Recorded by Michael Venart
On “Meet Me By the River,” Dawn Landes’s self-described “Nashville record,” buoyant country melodies settle deep into lush instrumentation. Bandcamp New & Notable May 7, 2018