War Horse from EXHIBIT by Jenny Owen Youngs
"War Horse" was inspired by a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in particular by the Jules Bastien-Lepage painting "Joan of Arc."
http://www.metmuseum.org/
This is the sixth installment of a new song project: Exhibit.
Every Tuesday for 8 weeks I will spend time in a New York City museum. Within one week's time, I will compose and record a song inspired by the visit.
Tracklist
| 6. | War Horse | 2:24 |
Lyrics
WAR HORSE
The spirit it moved me
It led me to do these
Things that I don't know how to explain
A feather a chalice
An imperfect balance
Waiting to be set against the grain
And I'll never have to go back home again
Take me away
I don't care where I land
Better on a war horse
Than in someone else's hands
Thought it was my place
To watch the country bleed
Don't know how I became
The girl who they believed
The saints knew they told me
What to do I only
Listened well and did the things they asked
And time moved as time does
A flame and what once was
Present quickly moved into the past
And I'm certain I was never meant to last
Take me away
I don't care where I land
Better on a war horse
Than in someone else's hands
Thought it was my place
To watch the country bleed
Don't know how I became
The girl who they believed
Credits
Written and recorded, at home all alone, by Jenny Owen Youngs
License
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Avalanche, Youngs’ exceptional debut for Yep Roc records, offers up an achingly beautiful exploration of loss, resilience, and growth from an artist who’s experienced more than her fair share of each in recent years. The songs are deceptively serene, layering Youngs’ infectious pop sensibilities atop lush, dreamy arrangements that often belie the swift emotional currents lurking underneath.