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Terracotta Heart

from Hay Fever by Ben Crane

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There’s a thread that I’ve been slowly spinning in my head
On a loom I only work while I lie awake in bed

The single strand of cotton twists tighter every time
Thoughts of strangers drift through the hallways of my mind

And I’m filling up with promises that I intend to keep
Dedicated to the folks that I have yet to meet
and my heart’s made of terracotta
Fired in a kiln last night
Buried in the ventricles that didn’t go quite right
They didn’t go quite right

There’s a ship I’ve been building
With the white cage of my ribs
and by the stars I’m navigating and cause this vessel is
Ventilated, perforated, just a body full of holes
And half-finished goals

I’m filling up with water now
And it’s getting much too deep
And I’m losing sight of all those promises I meant to keep
But my terracotta heart still floats above the sea
Soaked in salt and water and little bits of me
Little bits of me

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from Hay Fever, released April 22, 2011

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Ben Crane New York, New York

Ben Crane is a singer/songwriter based in Brooklyn by way of Southern California. The Deli Magazine called him "a more light- hearted Lou Reed" and his latest album Spun Honey explores everything from anti-folk to country and Americana roots. A fervent performer, Crane can be seen in venues across NYC and beyond both solo and with his other band, funk/disco army Every Flavor Weather Machine. ... more

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