The Sailor Returning

from Pleasant by Request by Alex Rake and the Leaves

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down the hill, down the hill,
down the hill
where the trees stand
leafless and still
there's a hole
that the garbage fills
there's a creek
my love's blood spills

what would you marry me for?

on the floor, on the floor,
on the floor
only inches away
from the door
lay a bride and her groom
and his whore
but titles don't mean much
anymore

what would you marry me for?

on the waves, on the waves,
on the waves
no one kneels to pray
or bothers to shave
free from pasts and futures
from masters and slaves
leave your heart on the hill
let it beat in its grave

what would you marry me for?

that's life, and it's life,
and it's life
you're sliced into the world
then carved down by the knife
like that bride and her groom
and my wife

i'm returning to sea.

i'll follow the creek.

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from Pleasant by Request, released September 13, 2019

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Alex Rake and the Leaves Mission, British Columbia

Alex Rake is a songwriter, poet, and playwright from the Fraser Valley and the Leaves are his friends.

They yell and improvise all over troubadour songs.

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