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The Wisdom Of The Dove

from The Deer Convention by Hélène Renaut

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lyrics

Oh, Mammy you left me so cold,
So cold,
Without anybody to hold
And straps of memories unfold
Got the best of me

Keep my nights white as a stone
All my days I spend alone
You never told me
Love’s the color of your soul
If you don’t clutter your thoughts
With so much worry
Dearest Mammy,
If you knew the glory

Oh, Mammy now I feel so old,
So old,
Wise as a dove and all alone
And love has deserted my shore
Left me lost at sea

Don’t send horses through the moor
Rescuing I’ll need no more
You never showed me
How to face up to the storm
Now my tears are shed and worn
Hollow as can be
Dearest Mammy,
Couldn’t you see the glory?

Oh, Mammy you waited so long,
Too long,
Now it’s too late to right those wrongs
And words have deserted my song
Left me lost at sea

Call the rescue fleet to shore
I won’t visit anymore
You never showed me
Kindness free as clouds can be
Somewhere something died, I’m free
To do as I please
Dearest Mammy,
Now I see the glory

credits

from The Deer Convention, released March 9, 2011
Vocals : Hélène Renaut
Double Bass : Matt Montgomery
Brass ensemble : JF Holmes (trumpet, french horn), John Muller (clarinet), Felix Archuleta (euphonium)

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Hélène Renaut Los Angeles, California

'Imagine Syd Barrett and Françoise Hardy having a musical baby'- West Coast Folk's best kept secret, Hélène Renaut's French psych-folk explores that improbable territory where Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake, and 60s girl groups would be having a party while Brahms is conducting a quartet in the other room. "Renaut’s voice is more unique and bewitching than her contemporaries or influences." (Eric Shea) ... more

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