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Two Sitting Ducks

from I Guess We Live Here Now by Samantha Crain

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Two Sitting Ducks

There is a sense that, as we age, we get more and more limited and trapped by our situation, by our responsibilities, by our station. In this song, I attempt to parallel the feelings in our youth of freedom and opportunity even in times of struggle alongside the feelings in our adulthood of weakness even in times of relative ease. In the exploration of these two positions, I seek to find ways of unlocking that feeling of captivity to find the power of continued agency in our hearts and minds.

lyrics

Two Sitting Ducks

The humble mechanic, a grease covered Van Gogh
Said the automatic transmission was blown
And you laughed as he told you. “Man that’s just our luck”.
“I guess we live here now”, just two sitting ducks

And the world was wide
I found some delight
Over every part
I wasn’t free, I was young in mind and heart

You worked painting houses
I worked as a maid
We drank too much shit beer
At the oxbow lake
We said nothing could kill us,
Prey to no hunter for blood
We didn’t know then the upshot
We’re just two sitting ducks

Oh the world is wide
I find some delight
Over every part
I’m always free if I’m young in mind and heart

What good is waiting for trouble when I am always free?
Stand with me on the level
I am always free
I am always free

credits

from I Guess We Live Here Now, released April 9, 2021
Samantha Crain: acoustic guitar, vocals, organ
Brine Webb: bass guitar
David Jones: banjo
Matt Kelly: strings
Paddy Ryan: drums

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