Left Arm

by Steffen Prentiss Yazvac

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lyrics

My mind was a mission
And you were the quisling
A treacherous turncoat at best

I am my left arm
You were the white scar
Lit up when I turned red

You spoke in your sleep
And revealed all your secrets
About your black minded mother
And dark was the water
That swallowed your father
'til he had to leave you with others
And hosts of angels
Sang as they fell
In unison into their anguish

Ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, ah ah
Ah ah, ah ah, ah ah

My love was lacewing
It broke like a plaything
The moment we came into contact
With one another

And I am a dry heave
You were the pet peave
That I could take or leave

In daylight I fear it
And I'll not go near it
It's cold in my hands like a trigger
For all of my quaking
And my lack of courage
How on earth did you ever figure
That my heart and my mind could even
Ever play to deliver?

Ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, ah ah
Ah ah, ah ah, ah ah

In meadows of dreaming
Where I saw you leaning
On fenceposts of both our memories
A bird, you were preening
While I was still gleaning
The good from a previous evening

And I am overcome again

Ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, ah ah
Ah ah, ah ah, ah ah

credits

released January 26, 2021
Steffen Prentiss Yazvac recorded, mixed, and mastered this track and played the bass, guitar, drums, analog synthesizer, and sang it.

Bethany Johnson played the Rhodes piano.

Words and music by John Davey.

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Steffen Prentiss Yazvac Lafayette, Indiana

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discography

You Missed My Heart

Sep 2023
Green Dreams

Mar 2021
Don't Lie

Mar 2021
Left Arm

Jan 2021
...and look at me now...

May 2020
Bouncy Wet

Sep 2019
Dwell

Aug 2012
It's Only the Beginning

Jan 2008
Make Time

Jun 2007

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