For the Captain

from For the Captain by Nora Nygard

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I woke early this morning
and the sun was shining down
beating a song so clear
a beautiful and dirty sound

I followed a trail of paint
through the sands, patterns, shadows
the ravens, close behind me
fixed our mistakes upon the road

at the source of all this color
a sight, truly, to behold
a doctor eating trout
licking moonbeams, milking crows
and a beast shining in a spotlight
mirrored furiously with bongos

in a moment, it all stopped
and we stood listening to the birds
eyes open, ears astonished
in awe of what we heard

for me, it was something
I'd only felt
but from the start
you woke me up from such a coma
struck the beef inside my heart

you were a madman
you were a genius
a poet, painter, shaman, king
oh case of the music
they owe you so much
and I owe you everything

you helped make me into me
I hope you were so happy
oh captain my captain
the magic of your seas

if I could make it to your desert
where your funeral be
I'd lay upon your body
one rose that I mean

oh captain my captain
shake the bushes, shake the trees!
I'll lay upon your body
one rose that I mean

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from For the Captain, released December 20, 2010

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Nora Nygard Saint Paul, Minnesota

I've always been searching. Drumming in punk bands. Singing into a cassette mic alone. Trans angst, alienation, going on the road. Synthesis, tape, poetry. Two failed tours, two failed degrees. Reclaiming my voice from the choir, reshaping my voice after punk rock. Years of isolation, hormone therapy, production studies, and hundreds of releases with various projects. ... more

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