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Raven

from Open Road by Diane Patterson

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Written by Marca Cassity. Check her latest CD, Songs From the Well, produced by Julie Wolf, with a beautiful recording of this and many other great songs.

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Raven
by Marca Cassity

I am craving flying with the raven
Cause she takes me between the two worlds
She’s got magic in her dark wings
In her heart lies the blue pearl
I am hungry and I got some honey
And it feels good in my mouth
Mama needs some loving and communion
But I’m left hanging here too far south

So I breathe in the air
Invoke the water
Honor the earth
Burn in the fire

Well, it’s ok that it turned out this way
Cause I can always use time for myself
Time to develop self-love as a habit
Cause you sure can’t get that from noone else
I hang out with my diseases, I can sure them good as Jesus
When I find my own true self
Well, that makes people nervous, but I do it nonetheless
Cause I think it’s what we came here for

We came to breathe in the air
Invoke the water
Honor the earth
Burn in the fire

Sometimes I feel like an angel, sometimes I feel like a devil
Sometimes I am free, sometimes I am bound
I have been recruited, and I’ve persecuted
And it just seems to keep coming round
I am not afraid of the man today
Cause he revealed himself in a past life interaction we had
Make no mistake, he burned me at the stake
But it did not hurt that bad

Because I breathed in the air
Invoked the water
Honored the earth
I burned in the fire

I am craving flying with the raven
Cause she takes me between the two worlds
She’s got magic in her dark wings
In her heart lies the blue pearl

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from Open Road, track released February 23, 2018
Diane, guitar and vocals
Drums, percussion, Terence Higgins
Bass, keys, Todd Sickafoose
Backing vocals, Alice DiMicele
Guitar, Al Torre
Production, Mike Napolitano

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Diane Patterson Ashland, Oregon

Folkgoddess Diane Patterson sings the world awake with powerful voice and revolutionary lyrics. Her sincere spirit and roots storytelling plant seeds of respect and justice. She’s fueled by music-as-activism and love-as-revolution. Made in New Orleans, Diane’s new 2018 album features Mike Napolitano and Ani DiFranco. ... more

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