Line of Fathers

from The Keep Going Song: Live from our Home at the End of the World by The Bengsons

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THERE IS A LINE OF FATHERS
JUST BEHIND MY SHOULDERS
I CAN FEEL THEIR BREATH ON MY NECK
THEY'RE MARCHING TOWARDS THE BORDERS
FROM THAT WORLD TO THE NEXT
GETTING YOUNGER
GETTING YOUNGER WITH EVERY STEP

CAN I COME IN, THEY ASK

I REMEMBER THE TASTE OF APPLES
I REMEMBER THE SOUND OF RAIN 
CAN I COME IN? THEY ASK

I REMEMBER THE LAP OF MY MOTHER
I'VE FORGOTTEN MY MOTHERS NAME

BY THE TIME I CAN SEE THEM
THEY HAVE BECOME CHILDREN
WHO'VE FORGOTTEN
ALL BUT THE WATER IN THEIR MOUTHS
YES I WILL WALTZ WITH THE LIVING
YES I WILL WALTZ WITH THE DEAD
WHEN I LIFT HIM UP
WHEN I SMELL MY BABY'S HEAD

CAN I COME IN, THEY ASK

I REMEMBER THE SOUND OF THUNDER
I REMEMBER THE FEEL OF THE RAIN

CAN I COME IN? THEY ASK

I REMEMBER THE LAP OF MY MOTHER
I'VE FORGOTTEN MY MOTHERS NAME

THE LINE IS SO LONG IT'S A CIRCLE
AND THE CIRCLE'S SO DEEP IT'S A WAVE
AND THE WAVE'S MOVE INTO YOUR BODY
GIRL THAT'S HOW A BABY IS MADE

CAN I COME IN? WE ASK

THIS IS WHAT I CARRY
NOT A BABY
BUT A WORLD

CAN I COME IN? WE ASK

THIS IS WHAT I CARRY
IN THIS BODY OF A GIRL

CAN I COME IN THEY ASK

THIS IS WHAT WE CARRY
YES THE FUTURE
YES THE PAST

WALTZING BRIEFLY IN A MOMENT
IN A FEVER
THAT CANT LAST

THERE IS A LINE OF FATHERS
JUST BEHIND MY SHOULDERS
I CAN FEEL THEIR BREATH ON MY NECK

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from The Keep Going Song: Live from our Home at the End of the World, released August 14, 2020

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Abigail and Shaun Bengson are a married composing and performing duo.

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