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Caught by the Heart

from River of Light by Kristina Stykos

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7. Caught by the Heart

Rome was filled with alleyways & flower boxes
I never will forget
Behind the nested doors, a tryst
Of laughter & her winged lover
I remember waiting for your step
Saturated with confusion
And wanting what was leaving us
Disbelieving our division

How I cried then
[Taste the salt of your mother]
Taught to see myself as nothing but a thing
To disregard and push below the surface
Of the rain, the path of dirt
That led me home
To mount the aching steps of pasture
Washed in light

And comfort the children, for they can’t run
Bless the cold firelight they sleep in
Pray for deliverance from what’s been done
Guard what’s left of their future
And don’t hit me [hide them]
Don’t hit me again [from your weeping]
And don’t hit me [tried to hide, tried to hide]
Don’t lay down … your light

This is crazy
Inside ecstasy, the seeds of hatred
Inside tenderness, a desperation
Hiding rage and violence, our infatuation and some kind of love
Now embracing annihilation
And in its place a total stranger
Bent on self-destruction
Caught by the heart - of cupid’s dart

You turned away
But still you felt you owned me
Turned away
But let no other fire warm me
Held me not – apathetic, pathetic
This sliding, sleeping, walking into murky
No man’s land, going deeper
Waiting for your touch, to make peace with you

And comfort the children, for they can’t run
Bless the cold firelight they sleep in
Pray for deliverance from what’s been done
Guard what’s left of their innocence
And don’t hit me [hide them from your weeping]
Don’t hit me again [hide them from your weeping]
[tried to hide, tried to hide…]

Don’t lay down … your light

credits

from River of Light, released December 8, 2018
Kristina Stykos: vocal, acoustic guitar, mandolin, Yamaha S90 (piano), bass
Val McCallum: electric guitar
Jeff Berlin: drums
Patrick Ross: fiddle, cello

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Kristina Stykos Chelsea, Vermont

Kristina is a music producer, recording engineer, songwriter, performer, podcaster and landscape gardener based in Vermont. Her recording studio, Pepperbox Studio, is solar, wind and generator powered. She has engineered & produced over 25 albums for herself and clients. Her songwriting and composing have been supported by the Ucross Foundation and Brush Creek Artist Residency in Wyoming. ... more

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