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VIII. Promised

She didn't want to know your name
She lied to your face while you heard truth just the same.
She wouldn't take your hand. She's keeping a promise for a
promised land.
She promised. A promised land. Blueprints with her own two
hands. Promised. She promised, a promised land. Too late - she left
her father's homeland.
Back to the sun. Nose to the sky. The answer is in parody. In
questioning the why. Why she has lain four directions in the
sand - licked her forearm to taste the salt, the salt, of her land.
Promise. Promised. A promised land. Blueprints with her own
two hands. A Promise. Ya Promised. A promised-land.
She is a carpenter too, who has come to take retribution with your golden rule... you promise. she promised.
She threw your caste system away.
Limbo was alright - but she just couldn't stay.
Promise. You Promised. A promised-land.
"Been living so long on these knees. Bury me standing."
My foremother's final decree.

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from .​.​.​from the Burnpile, released December 10, 2017
madigan shive - vocal, guitar, cello
sheri ozeki - dbl bass
tomas - beats, organ

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Bonfire Madigan San Diego, California

Bonfire Madigan, AKA Madigan Shive, is one of my favorite musicians of all time. She clutches her cello like a life-raft, singing in gorgeous yelps and hums. It doesn’t really matter if you like the kind of music Bonfire Madigan sings, because she does it so soulfully and gracefully, you can’t help but stand there open mouthed, gawking at her vocals and cello.— JS The Mercury Pdx, OR ... more

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