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Rise Out of the Water

from Pretty Bird by Cosy Sheridan

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I have often looked for the mythic story that seems to be running in the background at certain times in my life. Here is Arthur writing to Guinevere, telling her it is ok – that he sees there are, indeed, reasons to leave a relationship. I sent this song to TR in his last months and I told him “I’m Arthur, you’re Guinevere.”

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Rise Out of the Water

Things got complicate and things got hard
When someone pitched a tent in our backyard
The good went bad, the bad went good
This did not end the way I thought it would

No one was wrong and no one was right
No one was sleeping too well at night
Up in the tower the queen is crying
Someone has to say the kingdom is dying

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Rise out of the water
I will believe
In the cup of human kindness
There are reasons to leave

See what comes over the castle wall
We try and we fail
We rise and we fall
Sometimes we find the kingdom renewed
Can you hear Guinevere what I am telling you

CH
Rise out of the water
I will believe
In the cup of human kindness
There are reasons to leave

The lady of the Lake held a sword in her hand

She rose out of the water and said if you do this right
You can go down in darkness or go down in light
It is not explained
It might be revealed
The kingdom falls the kingdom is healed


© Cosy Sheridan Cosyng Music BMI 2013

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from Pretty Bird, released February 14, 2014

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Cosy Sheridan Harrisville, New Hampshire

Cosy Sheridan has been called “one of the era’s finest and most thoughtful songwriters.” Her CD "My Fence & My Neighbor" was in the Top 10 of 2018 on folk radio. "Pretty Bird" was listed among Sing Out Magazine’s Great CDs of 2014. “You can't make it into double digits, and continue touring for twenty or so years, unless you know what you're doing, and do it well,” - The Chicago Examiner. ... more

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