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The Gate

from Sailing Home by Pirates Canoe

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Standing at that gate
Looking down that road
A little skinny old lady
Looking like a living ghost

She’s got a way of disturbing anyone who happens by
But don’t expect her to remember you the next time you try
Ms. Representative of the Federation of Diluted Dreams
With a pretty long history of mismanaged doggerel schemes

She’s got wobbly grace, unimpeachable face
She’s seen flying men
And evil vying kin
Eviscerated men
Looking for their win
All from behind that gate

She’s got a nasty son, he yells at her and he pulls her thin
She’s got a nasty way of turning on you when you’re least thinking
Her chicken legs will falter, so will her aim
But she’s no longer crippled by misleading optimism and shame

She’s got wobbly grace, unimpeachable face
She’s seen soaring sin
Once burned and then forgotten
Youth crumpled in the trash bin
On this here heaven
All from behind that gate

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from Sailing Home, released December 23, 2012
lyrics & music by Reika Hunt

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Pirates Canoe Kyoto, Japan

–– A roots music loving band, hopelessly stuck somewhere between American and Japanese ––

Although the members come from all sorts of genres, the band focuses mainly on Americana and roots-based music. All songs are original, yet sound like they could have been around for a while, managing to create a traditional but fresh sound.
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