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Broken Crown

from Cardboard Boat by David Berkeley

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The hauntingly beautiful closing track off David Berkeley's latest release, Cardboard Boat. This is his album that pairs with his novella of ten intertwining stories, The Free Brontosaurus.

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Sweeping all the leaves up off the step,
you found a ribbon,
and tied it in your hair.

It was just like the ones you used to wear
when you were younger
and turned all you touched to jewels.

I think that’s the same thing you still do.
Yes, I think that’s exactly what you do.
But all these pieces of a broken crown are all around.

Wo oh, I won’t let you go
so high to so low.

Lately I’ve been noticing the light
in the morning,
my body next to you.

I wish that you could see it like I do,
how you move me,
turn me on and on.

But the road’s as hard as it is long.
The road’s as hard as it is long,
with all these pieces of a broken crown all around.

Wo oh, I won’t let you go
so high to so low.

Look at all that washed up on the shore,
from all the shipwrecks
sea glass like sapphire,
the golden driftwood.
But now all the fog is gone.

My love for you goes on and on.
Kind of like the breeze blows,
kind of like the tide pulled by the moon.

Come on girl, sing me that old tune.
Yeah, come on girl sing me that old tune.
Let’s leave these pieces of a broken crown on the ground.

Wo oh, I won’t let you go
so high to so low.
So high to so low.
So high to so low.

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from Cardboard Boat, released September 25, 2015
Straw Man 2015 ASCAP

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David Berkeley Santa Fe, New Mexico

The San Francisco Chronicle calls Santa Fe-based songwriter and author David Berkeley a “musical poet,” and the New York Times praises his “lustrous, melancholy voice with shades of Tim Buckley and Nick Drake.” He was a guest on This American Life, and has released 7 studio albums and 2 books. He is also half of the wildly creative Trans-Atlantic costumed duo Son of Town Hall. ... more

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