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Beekeeper

from Parts of Speech by Dessa

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lyrics

Here comes the beekeeper
with her pitcher full of smoke
She’ll put us all to sleep
I hope it’s dreamless and it’s deep
Sweet Prometheus, come home
they took away our fire
and all that scarcity promotes
is desperate men and tyrants

CHORUS
What fine design
what hands, what minds
The envy of Eden
our tools and our reason
it’s clear in the animals’ eyes
We stand upright
build fires at night
made on the sixth day
to rest on the seventh
and now we just try to survive

The surgeon and farmer meet
and each greets the other with a bow
They’re kindred instruments, you know
the scalpel and the plough
And in the shadow of the mountain
we work when work abounds
and we wear out all our prayers
when the work runs out

CHORUS

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from Parts of Speech, released June 25, 2013
Written and performed by Dessa, Joey Van Phillips and Jessy Greene
Published by Lorem Ipsum (ASCAP)

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Dessa is a writer and touring musician based in Manhattan and Minneapolis. Quick wit, sharp pen, soft heart.

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