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Black Mistress Mine

from WORDSMITH by Reece Sullivan

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Written circa 2004, Little Rock, AR to May 22nd 2016, Lafayette, LA.

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It’s hard to go
When the path’s unknown
When the way is dark
When the scent is cold
Though the spirit moves
And the will is bold
It’s hard to go
When the road’s unknown
But I tell ya, though
What I want to find
Which is you to hold; young, black mistress mine

It’s hard to row
When the water’s strong
When the gales are high
When the signs are wrong
Though the sea may call
In a sailor’s song
It’s hard to row
When the current’s strong
And it’s hard to say
How far off course you’ve gone
To the leeward way; into a deep red dawn

It’s hard to grow
And not to die
When the wine is weak
When the cup is dry
Though the tongue may speak
Of thoughts so high
It’s hard to grow
And not to die
Oh, I want to sow
The ancient seed, divine
And I think of you, oh, young black mistress mine

It was off the trail
That he was conceived
Now I pray like hell
He survives the ween
If my blood line fails
If my family tree
Were somehow felled
If it ends with me
If I had to dwell
And bear this kind of scene
If my bloodline fails I will plant a seed in thee

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from WORDSMITH, track released February 18, 2018
Clay Parker: Banjo
Paul Buller: Pedal Steel

Recorded at Blue Velvet Studio, Baton Rouge, Fall 2016.

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Reece Sullivan Lafayette, Louisiana

Originally from Arkansas, and now in Lafayette, LA, I play the surrounding areas regularly. Over the course of the years, I've reinvented myself musically many times: piano to guitar, classical to art rock, art rock to folk, flat picking to finger-picking, solely songwriting to performing. My latest incarnation has me playing out often, sometimes touring, and writing and recording consistently. ... more

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