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Bare Bones

from The Fire Inside by Cathy McManamon

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lyrics

I am the feather that flies
Following the wind where’er it blows.
I am the blade of grass that bends and sways
As prairie currents buffet hot and dry.

I am the bare bones left behind
When words and deeds and time are at an end.
I am the essence I have always been
When I break down enough to let you in.

I am the cone releasing seed
When fire sweeps the forest carpet clean.
I am the gold that remains
When torches burn away what is impure.

I am the bare bones left behind
When words and deeds and time are at an end.
I am the essence I have always been
When I break down enough to let you in.

I am the soft, defenseless turtle
Freshly hatched out of the egg.
I am the sand upon the shore
Endlessly pounded in the waves.

I am the bare bones left behind
When words and deeds and time are at an end.
I am the essence I have always been
When I break down enough to let you in.

I am the straight and hardy stalk
That stands long after flowers fade.
I am the naked branches of the leafless tree
In the silent dark of winter sleep.

I am the bare bones left behind
When words and deeds and time are at an end.
I am the essence I have always been
When I break down enough to let you in.
I am the bare bones left behind
When words and deeds and time are at an end.
I am the essence I have always been
When I break down enough to let you in.

I am the essence I have always been…

credits

from The Fire Inside, released February 3, 2014
Cathy McManamon - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Jason Neerenberg - harmony vocals, electric bass
gundo - Hammond organ

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Cathy McManamon Chicago, Illinois

Cathy is a singer/songwriter/guitarist/drummer in Chicago who occasionally performs solo, but more often in the Pegasus Award-winning duo Random Fractions (with Jason Neerenberg. She is the former drummer for the filk rock band Toyboat.

Cathy is also a studio musician and arranger for Canticles Productions & Dreamflight Theatrical Gymnastics, a drum circle facilitator, and a guitar teacher.
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