Making Wakes

by The Moon Shells

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Your hands
Are in the water
Making wakes
Out of the waves that
Bury your feet in sand
And waves and sand and sun are all that we can see
And for the moment all we need to see
You smile at your mama
It gets us every time

And we squint
Into the sky
Let sparks from sun on water blur our eyes
And we hold it
For three seconds
Then open up our eyes and let it fly

Someday
The waves will take it all away
And you'll be grown
With memories of your own
It's not for us to say
But this time
Your hands are in the sea and sun
Is shining on your sandy, salty hair
There's nothing more to say

And we squint
Into the sky
Let sparks from sun on water blur our eyes
And we hold it
For three seconds
Then open up our eyes and let it fly

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released July 20, 2023
Written and performed by the Moon Shells at Little Roots, Florence, MA. Produced by Joseph DeJarnette at Studio808A, 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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