SAW 2021

Copyright Erin Wolf 2021

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Week 32 Prompt: No Uncertain Terms

*Note about the song: Yes, I was born a Murray. No, I'm not related to any famous Murrays (that I'm aware of). Growing up, I was asked about pretty much any Murray with fame or infamy and what our familial relation was. Two of the most common questions: "Are you related to the singer, Ann Murray?" And, of course, "Ohmygosh, is Bill Murray your dad?!" Nope, but Brian is, and an elusive man is he. 

you ask about my father
but why do you even bother
probably won't meet him anyway
you want to know my surname
from when i was a young dame
been Murray since back in the day

now before you get excited
as i see you so delighted
let me tell you in no uncertain terms:
Bill Murray ain't my father, but Brian is

Brian keeps it quiet
while talking all day long
he'll always be happiest
with the baseball game on
he's rough around the edges
and he'll ask you lots of questions
just remember, Bill ain't my dad,
but Brian is

you want to know the stories
of my yesterdays and glories
you want to meet him all the same
now you know my surname 
from when i was a young dame
been Murray since my birthing day

Bill Ain't, But Brian Is

Copyright Erin Wolf 2021

Week 1 Prompt - Top of the List
Instruments featured: Acoustic guitar, mandolin

watching the snow fall to the ground
the silence it brings always abounds
feeling lonely amid all this cold
remembering the summer nights i felt bold

still i'm waiting for you to call
i've been holding hope since the fall
hope is for the birds or so they say
i don't care - for you i'd wait all day

i want to love you like Pablo Neruda would
loving you wholly without even knowing i could
just as you are, no mask, no facade
raw, bared, exposed, perfectly flawed

and i'll put your name at the top of the list
somewhere it can't be missed
but i could never forget your face
where we first met in our secret place

i want to love you like Pablo Neruda would
loving you wholly without knowing i could
just as you are, no mask, no facade
raw, bared, exposed, perfectly flawed

watching the snow fall to the ground
the silence it brings always abounds

Pablo Neruda

A Capella cover of "Stand in that River" by Moira Smiley
Performed by Jordie K.

*daughter-mama duet cover coming soon*

Come and stand in that river
Current gentle and slow 
Send your troubles down water
Down on that water flow

When you stand in that river
Angels sing in your head
Secrets beyond any worry
Dreams beyond any dread

Tell me sister, brother,
Where does that river flow?
It flows down to that great water
Where soon my people will go

Come and stand in that river
Current gentle and slow 
Send your troubles down water
Down on that water flow

Stand In That River (a capella cover by Jordie K)

Copyright Erin Wolf 2021

Week 2 Prompt - Mercy Mile
Instrument featured: Mandolin
*Note: Lyrics contain some mature imagery & language.*

listen to them now
calling for a mercy mile
they won't give an inch
what a rich pile of
flaming hot shame is what
they should be dining on
have they no dignity 
no i'm sure they have none

ain't no room or time left here
burning flags all drenched in fear
crawling from the hell unleashed
mercy mile won't save you now
go ahead with your final bow
is your power lust finally pleased

holed up in their hallowed cages
quaking in their steads
down below as the mob rages
calling for their heads as
the gallows
the gallows watch on
these empty calls for unity
nothing more than a f***ing con

ain't no room or time left here
burning flags all drenched in fear
crawling from the hell unleashed
mercy mile won't save you now
go ahead with your final bow
is your power lust finally pleased

ain't no room or time left here
burning flags all drenched in fear
crawling from the hell unleashed
mercy mile won't save you now
go ahead with your final bow
is your power lust finally pleased

listen to them now
calling for a mercy mile
they won't give an inch
what a rich pile of

Mercy Mile

A Capella duet cover of "Stand in that River" by Moira Smiley
Performed by Jordie K. & Erin Wolf

*daughter-mama duet, as promised*

Come and stand in that river
Current gentle and slow
Send your troubles down water
Down on that water flow

When you stand in that river
Angels sing in your head
Secrets beyond any worry
Dreams beyond any dread

Tell me sister, brother,
Where does that river flow?
It flows down to that great water
Where soon my people will go

Come and stand in that river
Current gentle and slow
Send your troubles down water
Down on that water flow

Down In That River (duet cover with Jordie K)

Copyright Donna Piano & Erin Wolf 2021
Lyrics: DPiano (@donna-piano)
Music: EWolf (@erinwolf)

*Written in loving memory of Donna's mother*

Virginia on that warm December day
A memory that never fades away
We knew the day would come
When I'd have to be the strong one

A mother, a daughter, and a wife
You didn't always have an easy life
My best friend and a friend to everyone
Living each day as the last setting sun

You taught me meaning of life
And not to be afraid to die 
Told me not to cry
It's okay to say goodbye

I know that you'd be proud 
Of what I'm doing now
You were my biggest fan
And still are somewhere in heaven

When I was twenty two
To help me with school
She cried and apologized for not saving money
I said it's ok, followed by something funny 

I remember you crying, smiling
I remember you through the years
I remember you a heart worth more than gold
I remember, I remember, I remember you

You taught me meaning of life
And not to be afraid to die 
Told me not to cry
It's okay to say goodbye

I know that you'd be proud 
Of what I'm doing now
You were my biggest fan
And still are somewhere in heaven

You were my biggest fan
And still are somewhere in heaven

Somewhere In Heaven (with Donna Piano)

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