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Holy Magic

by Emily Marie Palmer

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lyrics

Happy were the days of my youth
Happy were the days before I met you
I don’t miss the days of my youth
I just miss the days when I had you

I don’t long for days when flowers bloom
I’d take winter cold if it brought me you

PRE-CHORUS:
Through summers and winters
our bare feet did blister
But darling I withstood
With the same grit as you
Same as you

CHORUS:
They may say I’m crazy
But they didn’t bury my babies
Heft the weight of God’s own word
Or pull the feathers from your wounds

I would have borne with all these
things and even more
Until the ending of the world
Came beating at our door

They may say I’m crazy
The once elect lady
But I know
Something they don’t

No man knows your history
Wrapped in layers of holy mystery
But darling
I do

For I believed
Oh I believed
In the magic
Holy magic

VERSE 2:
If I’d known then what happened behind these walls
I’d have pulled the cards that made them fall

Is this why you place me on a pedestal?
Fear if I climb down you might find an equal?

So how then,
How then
How then did I stay?
Sta-a-y-a-a-y

PRE-CHORUS:
It’s not all so simple
This world is no temple
And not every day do your fingers brush the sky
But you and I
We were magic
Holy magic

And I believed
Oh I believed
In the magic
Holy magic

CHORUS:

They may say I’m crazy
But they didn’t bury my babies
Heft the weight of God’s own word
Or pull the feathers from your wounds

They may say I’m crazy
The once elect lady
But I know
Something they don’t

No man knows your history
Wrapped in layers of holy mystery
But darling
I do

No man knows your history
Wrapped in layers of holy mystery
But I do
Darling, I do...

And I believe
Still I believe
You are magic
Holy magic

credits

released April 1, 2020
Vocals + Guitar, Emily Marie Palmer
Cello, Amanda Renee Palmer
Cover Art, Joey Ciccoline
Guitar + Vocal Recording, Peptalk Studios
Mastering, WireBird Productions

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Emily Marie Palmer Columbia, Tennessee

As the descendent of Vaudeville musicians on one side, and Appalachian mountain folks on the other, Emily's love of music is deep and personal. As a child, her mother would sing her to sleep with old folk ballads that her mother had sung to her, carrying on a rich musical heritage, which Emily strives to carry on in her music. ... more

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