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Tired Lion

from The Bell by Tony Furtado

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The title of this song was inspired by a beautiful sculpture I saw at the DeYoung museum in San Francsco. It's a sculpture of what appears to be a very tired, worn out lion. It made me think of my father. Then the song came.

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Tired Lion

Rushing down the road
The life that you have learned
All the things you've done to you
Your chest begins to burn

You feel it closing in
It's all around you now
The very thing you thought you owned
Is falling from the bone

When will the sun come
When will I hear the tired lion
When will I hear the tired lion again

Time is like the wind
Winding through the dust
You feel the weight of an angry God
And the blade makes the cut

Deep inside your skin
You feel the water flee
You can't stop the failing
Of a vessel that won't be

When will the sun come
When will I hear the tired lion
When will I hear the tired lion again

credits

from The Bell, released June 15, 2015
Tony Furtado: banjo, cello-banjo, baritone uke, vocals
Sam Howard: bass
Russ Kleiner: drums
Paul Brainard: pedal Steel
Rob Burger: prepared piano, accordion
Moustafa Kouyate: ngoni
Stephanie Schneiderman: bg vocals
Naomi Sparrow: bg vocals
Rob Stroup: bg vocals

Moustafa Kouyate's ngoni part recorded by Mell Dettmer in Seattle WA

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