Name: Martha
Duration: P00H03M20S
Description: A song sung from the perspective of a dead loved one to the living.

Martha

from Altarwise by Twin Headed Wolf

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A song sung from the perspective of a dead loved one to the living.

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Martha

Martha had an old gold tooth
Made from her wedding ring
She liked to hear her voice around it
When she'd laugh or sing

Look for me in the grass in the morning
I am dew, I'm the stars a falling
I am the sun coming over the hill
I'll be the day if it be your will

Billy wore his fathers boots
Holes in both the toes
Story for each broken sole and mile shared
Penny for your thoughts on the road

When it's time to follow the black horse
Head bowed and cap in hand
Remember it's only my body that's left me
I'm there in the lay of the land

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from Altarwise, track released February 29, 2024
Written by Branwen Kavanagh

Vocals: Julie Kavanagh
Vocals/Guitar: Branwen Kavanagh
Violin: Nicholas Cooper
Banjo: Gavin Glass
Bass: Martin Brunsden

Model: Nicholas Cooper
Photo by Myriam Riand

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Lyrical, twin-edged, harmony-ridden, experimental, scrap-yard folk... with a saw.

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