A Fire's Coming

by The Moon Shells

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This is the house that stood on the hillside
We took pictures in the yard
One summer night we stayed up to watch the stars
Shooting across the sky

This is the highway to the city
Where the river never makes it to the sea
People say there's no way to undo what's been done
There's no other place that we can be

Now we're running for our lives, a fire's coming
We lose it all and build it all and lose it all again
What if we made our homes from smoke and drifted with the weather
And held the spark in our hands
Yeah held the spark in our hands

These are the woods where we take shelter
Gathering mushrooms no alarms
On summer nights we sleep beneath the leaves
In each others' arms

This is the coast where we go fishing
Throw our lines into the waves
When storms come we move into the hills
There's nothing here we need to save

Come closer to the fire the flames are rising
We build it all and let it go and build it all again
And we make our homes from smoke and drift upon the weather
And hold the spark in our hands
Yeah hold the spark in our hands

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released March 10, 2023
Written, performed, and recorded by the Moon Shells at Casa de Agua, Hamden CT, and Little Roots in Florence, MA. Produced by Joseph DeJarnette at Studio 808A, Floyd, VA.

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The Moon Shells

The Moon Shells—Maggie Shar, Brian Slattery, Laura Murawski, Molly Merrett, and Charlie Shaw—draw from the traditional music of Appalachia, Louisiana, West Africa and elsewhere to try to make something new. Whether performing as an acoustic stringband, a stripped-down trio, or a five-piece making modern sounds on traditional instruments at clubs and festivals, the Moon Shells move hearts and feet. ... more

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