Feathers

from Songs From The Red Box by Angela Sheik

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Song story: There is a moment that haunts me, a painful moment at a train station that I am hesitant to write about for fear of having one specific person read this sentence and see my naked heart. It was one of those cold, awkward, goodbyes that seem to stick mercilessly in our memories as the years move past. I used that moment in this song. Who wants pain in their life, who wants to hurt? I was wondering this one evening while eating fish tacos and watching a documentary on leprosy. There was my answer. People who can’t feel start to lose pieces of themselves. We need pain to survive. It was that moment that this song started to boil...

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Feathers
Angela Sheik

Fingers in the fire
Remind me that we
All have parts we need to attend.
Hearts that burn are saying something.
Quick, before they’re quiet again,

Take the scalpel to my skin,
Put some feathers in.
I may bleed and cry
But I’ll soon have wings to fly.

Standing in the doorway,
I see you leaving,
Holding on to one thin string,
Cracking like the Mona Lisa,
Shattered by the sting.

Take the scalpel to my skin,
Put some feathers in.
I may bleed and cry
But I’ll soon have wings to fly.

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from Songs From The Red Box, track released October 15, 2011

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Angela Sheik Los Angeles, California

"Sheik is a fearless musical force of nature." BMI.com

Soulful music innovator Angela Sheik opens up a world of sonic, rhythmic, and compositional possibilities that have driven her success as a multi-faceted trip-hop and electro-infused indie artist. The crafty multi-instrumentalist (autoharp, theremin, flute) explores deep grooves, infectious melodies, dynamic harmonies, and soulful ambiences. ... more

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