Family Trees

by Babyalligator

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'Family Trees' was the first song I wrote after I had to stop singing for a year when I lost my voice, and I realised that once I got it back, I felt nonethewiser and kind of still in the same place I had stood before I lost it, while also simultaneously having moved on by many, many miles..

All proceeds will be donated to Strassenblues e.V., which will then pass it on directly to homeless people on the streets of Hamburg and Berlin, who are suffering immensely from the side effects of social distancing and are having an even harder time than usual. Meanwhile, our governement is concerning itself with helping companies and corporations survive these tough times, but I am yet to hear even a single mention of this most vulnerable population in our midst from any government position.

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lyrics

Lyrics:

I don't know where I'm going
And I don't know where I'll be tomorrow
I am trying not to show it
Can't you see how much I've grown?

Don't you know how hard I try to not let go
And I know I'm not easy to find, but you made me so
And I'd never follow through, but it's hard sometimes
With all this static in my mind

Keep me at bay and if all fails
Just try to keep me on the open shore
Keep me contained within the trenches of myself
Where I will be forevermore

I don't know how I'm doing
All those things I'm told are worth pursuing
I'ts so tiring and confusing
How much longer must I keep on moving?

Don't you know how long it takes to just fall asleep
When your thoughts are racing fast and way too deep
Through evergrowing, pitchdark forests made of family trees
Where I'll never find relief

I watch the shadows growing longer over the fields,
Swallowing everything
And if you still hold some light within yourself,
Will you keep it bright until another day begins?

credits

released March 20, 2020
Written and recorded by Hannah Reinhardt.
Additional mixing by Damien Flynn.

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