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Red-Winged Blackbird
05:00
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Lying awake on judgment day
Will you be a saint or a hero?
Ink a stain where your life began
Touched by sweetness and a needle
Live your truth
You are fast and a loose
You're a warm wind brushing the meadow
Cry your cry
Take to the sky
Don't wait for me, Red-Winged Blackbird
Don't forget that you were made to love
Don't forget that you were made to love her
Don't forget that you were made to love
Don't forget, don't forget me
Don't forget that you were made to love
Don't forget that you were made to love her
Don't forget that you were made to love
Don't forget, don't forget me
Voyeur am I as I'm passing by
You are ruffled up and singing
Warmed by the sun as your song is done
And mine is just beginning
Don't forget that you were made to love
Don't forget that you were made to leave her
Don't forget that you were made love
Don't forget, don't forget me
Don't forget that you were made to love
Don't forget that you were made to leave her
Don't forget that you were made love
Don't forget, don't forget me
Don't forget, don't forget me...
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2. |
Heddwen
04:18
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Heddwen
I met a woman on the road
who told me she was traveling alone
I asked her where she planned to go
I asked what she was running from
her face was creased with lines of sorrow--
maps of what she could not hold
her eyes were deep and filled with kindness
her words were full of gold
she said, I was made in my mother's body
aye aye oh aye
I was made in my mother's body
aye aye oh aye
aye aye oh aye
I asked, If you know where you are from
then why did you decide to leave?
If you know your home's behind you
what is left for you to see?
she smiled with mischief in her eyes
and stared into my face
and when she spoke
she placed her weathered hand against my cheek
she said, I was born from my mother's body
aye aye oh aye
I was born from my mother's body
aye aye oh aye
aye aye oh aye
she waved her hand for me to follow
as she began to move away
I stood, still strong from lack of living
I stood uncertain of the way
my questions drew me to this woman
she knew things I did not know
her back was bent, her feet were aching
still she walked on, she walked on
and as she went I called out to her
but she did not answer me
am I safe in a woman's body?
aye aye oh aye
am I safe in a woman's body
aye aye oh aye
aye aye oh aye
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I was made in my mother's body
aye aye oh aye
I was born from my mother's body
aye aye oh aye
aye aye oh aye
am I safe in a woman's body?
aye aye oh aye
am I safe in a woman's body?
aye aye oh aye
am I safe in a woman's body?
aye aye oh aye
am I safe in a woman's body?
am I safe in a woman's body?
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3. |
Just a Dream
03:22
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Just a Dream
I left the house early in the day
the clouds were low, and the sky was gray
I had no place that I was headed to
still I found myself miles away
and I can't get back to you
first I went there in my mind
all the blackbirds close behind me
but as I moved deeper inside
I didn't want you to find me
I wish the rain would fall down on me
I wish the rain would fall all around me
I wish the rain would fall down on me
I wish the rain would fall all around me
when it was dark I fell asleep
and I forgot the names I gave you
when I woke, I was only me
and you were just the dream I made you
oh lady won't you follow?
my arms are reaching out for you
oh black eyes, oh head of fire
I'm so tired of calling out to you
I'm ready for the rain
I'm ready for the rain
I'm ready for the rain
I'm ready for the rain
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4. |
Unmake
03:55
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Cars light up our street at night
Make your bed I'll unmake mine
You of all people should know
How the seasons come and then they go
When I need you
You come through
My god is this beauty?
Or is this everything?
He who walks beside me
Will find me open
He who walks behind me...mmmm....
Will find me broken into debris
And blowing adrift
Cars light up our street at night
Make your bed I'll unmake mine
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5. |
Strange
02:54
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something changes when I'm alone
I'd like to say I know what I'm thinking
but how could I know?
the lines on my skin
are maps of the places I've been
I cannot hide them
they'll only grow deeper
I wear so many faces
I don't recognize them all
and when one starts to fall
I hide behind the ones
I've worn for so long
that I think I've become
strange
sometimes I notice
you act like you know me
when I ask why you love me
I'm hoping you'll show me
when we lie in the dark
I feel you are tracing
a woman I know
but can't think of facing
it's strange
I love you in ways
I don't understand
there are no words
I can tell you
keep reaching out
in the dark for my hand
and I will be reaching back for you
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6. |
Bitter Lake
05:26
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somewhere out in this backcountry way
is a body of water they call Bitter Lake
and you can't see the land
standing on any shore
and whatever goes under
seeps down to the dark water's floor
cars used to come and go
use this place as a pathway to get somewhere else
but they were discarded on the side of the road
where they rusted into the ground
and never drove out
sure there are mountains
and sure there are towns
somewhere beyond the borders
I've tried to track down
sometimes I think that I'm turning around
really I'm sinking deep in the water
I wonder if I have already drowned
or if I'm just going under
on Bitter Lake there were houses and boats
but the water rose high
now there's just water and sky
here sunsets were made
for the backdrop of pictures
to capture the memory of sunny days
and sometimes at night
the dark water bleeds
and black water reeds
reach up for my feet
but I won't leave
I won't leave here
I won't leave
I won't leave here
I won't leave
I won't leave here without you
one day you'll look back over your life
and somewhere toward the beginning
was a woman who loved you the best that she could
who had no idea she was failing
remember the summer you told her you loved her
out in the water on days when the clouds were so bright
you thought you could float there forever
your back to the water, your face turned up to the sun
but that summer is gone
that summer is gone
and you won't leave
you won't leave here
you won't leave
you won't leave here
you won't leave
you won't leave here without her
you won't leave
you won't leave here
you won't leave
you won't leave here
you won't leave
you won't leave here without her
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7. |
Traveling West
04:11
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Traveling west, I know I'll find
A marble slab and a hammer left behind
Where we carved a face
And it looked like yours and mine
God spare me from this line
I can't cross or uncross
It is knotted and vined over everything
You're a boy in a poster looking over his shoulder
With a look in his eyes like he's 90 years older
Than I'll ever be
You hold a cross in one hand and it binds
All of your sins and your brothers... it's fine
I can't pull you apart
And I can't make you mine
It's the end of a song that you've hummed your whole life
Ahhhh oohhh
Ahhhh oohhh...
You in the water, me on the land
My love is a swimmer
And you are a man
That never learned how
To breath...
My on the land, you in the water
My love is a swimmer
And I am daughter
That never learned how
To breath...
You prefer questions that have no answers
I'm carving marble with a nail and a hammer
God spare my little life
I am tangled and crossed
I am knotted and vined over
Everything
God spare my little life
I am tangled and crossed
I am coming untied
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Heddwen Minneapolis, Minnesota
Heddwen is an indie duo with singer-songwriters Katie Rudman & Riley Skinner. With their experimental harmonic approach and
dynamic emotional expression, Heddwen’s confessional music creates a space to explore vulnerability. Based in Albuquerque, NM and Minneapolis, MN, Katie and Riley perform across the United States.
For booking and inquiries please email:
heddwenmusic@gmail.com
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