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Dandelion

by Matthew Fountain

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There’s five thousand miles
Between you and me
And where I come from
You prove your love with a sacrifice

So I’m gonna walk to you
From the broken promise land
Where we’re drinking from a well you can light on fire
And waiting for a hard rain to fall

So say goodbye to peacetime generals
Because I'm packed for hell
I’ve been walking with pneumonia
Through the storm of the century

Through Helena at -11°
Through the Montecito Complex Fire
Following the wild geese
Under the sword of Damocles

Through forced and false confessions
Through bondage and through bail
Despite my reservations
For the belly of the whale

And it’s gonna be sweet
When I deliver to my love this dandelion
With its one wish completely intact

You see your dandelion
Has been in my hand this whole time
And today I almost blew it
Just by making a fist

Oh my love, do you know
When a man’s got trouble in mind
That taking one simple step
Can be like pushing a pyramid
Ah but if a salmon can push upriver
I will deliver, I will deliver

In the time between tornadoes
I forged my hand into
A vault made of stainless steel
Fortified with four walls of diamond

I came upon a river
Where drowning was the only way to cross
I died with one hand held high above the tide
Holding steadfast to your dandelion

And then I woke up on the shore
In the middle of a jubilee
Jubilee, jubilee, jubilee, jubilee, jubilee

And it’s gonna be sweet
When I deliver to my love this dandelion
With it’s one wish just barely intact

You see I had to grow into this heart
I had to listen so carefully
I had to tread so lightly
To discover my cardinal direction
That’s why I’m walking in the four winds
With your dandelion

credits

released November 29, 2023
Backing Vocals: Kendall Sallay-Milotz
Violin: Andrew Joslyn
Mixing & Mastering: Jeff Stuart Saltzman
Artwork: Julia Vasileva
Graphic Design: Maya Staykova

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Matthew Fountain Portland, Oregon

Portland upstarts whose cinematic song noir fuses densely arranged chamber folk, moody, syncopated grooves, and angular, runaway-train guitar work—set against a wearied baritone and direct-yet-poetic lyrics on everyday mysteries and anxieties-- love, war, eternity, identity. Influences include Leonard Cohen, Talking Heads, Portishead, Harry Nilsson, Björk, and Elliott Smith. ... more

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