The Roses

from What I Was and More by March to May

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lyrics

Spoken:
Say what you will, and scratch my heart to find
The roots of last year's roses in my breast;
I am as surely riper in my mind
As if the fruit stood in the stalls confessed.
Laugh at the unshed leaf, say what you will,
Call me in all things what I was before,
A flutterer in the wind, a woman still;
I tell you I am what I was and more.

Lyrics:
And I will go alone, far away
But know, I’ll be back again
The road lies ahead, blackened by the rain
Under rose-colored skies, my naked heart will wane

I will turn and
Take you by the hand
Tread my footsteps far across this fertile land
And I’ll go, go, go
Until I meet the sky
And I’ll go, I’ll go
Until the river’s dry
River’s dry...

And I will follow the sunlight filtering down
Exposing the layers below
Taste the warmth of years ago
And the ripened sweetness shows

I’ll turn to
the dark caress of night
I’ll beckon to the branches as they sigh
I’ll go, I’ll go
Until I greet the sky
And I’ll go, I’ll go
Until the river’s dry
River’s dry...

Spoken:
My branches weigh me down, frost cleans the air,
My sky is black with small birds bearing south;
Say what you will, confuse me with fine care,
Put by my word as but an April truth,–
Autumn is no less on me that a rose
Hugs the brown bough and sighs before it goes.

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from What I Was and More, released September 1, 2020
Spoken-word poetry by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Lyrics by Elizabeth Wesche and Darren Guyaz

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March to May Seattle, Washington

When is the right time to take a chance? Who are the right people? What are the right conditions? It took several chance encounters before March to May's spark hit. But when it did, it didn't take long for them to catch fire. After playing over 50 shows in less than two years, they released their debut album, The Water's Edge, in April 2015. ... more

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