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The Memory of Water

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The Memory of Water
by Camelia Jade


deep within a memory
water drew the names,
knowing not, North or South

reading the touch of canyon walls
speaking from the river’s mouth

the world turns its face
as we overturn the earth
another place
collapses beneath our weight

there’s money to be made
from the heart of someone else’s land
most would never leave their homes
if they could just push back our heavy hands

the price of our dreams
topped with barbed wire

I sing to the names (lost)
in the sand …

I carry you across
I carry you with me
Coconino, Tarahumari.

Oh how they fear
the ones who are truly free

rising like water
over snakes and spines
over the open sky

the place that you were born,
do you still speak the names?
Cohonino, Tarahumara ...

would you hold your tongue
beneath a thunder cloud
and pray

for all of the lines
that we carefully paint
to be washed away?

credits

from The Memory of Water, released January 27, 2018
Written by Camelia Jade

Camelia Jade - voice, charango
Mike Antone - guitar, voice
Dawn Reardon - frame drum
Gabe Herbert - Bass
Samantha Hiatt - Bombo

Inspired by the piece "Visits To The Border" by Susan V. Meyers,
featured in the Jack Straw Cultural Center's Writer's Program, in partnership with the Bushwick Book Club of Seattle.

About the songwriter:
Drawing from both modern and ancestral influences, Camelia Jade creates songs that explore the bridge between cultures and our relationship with the earth. A multi-instrumentalist of Chilean-American descent, Camelia Jade is accomplished on guitar, charango and percussion. Her songs utilize distinct rhythmic patterns to energize and enliven the listener, highlighting visionary lyrics and social justice with a voice that is both soothing and strong. For more, visit: strongsunmoon.org and cameliajadesounds.com

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