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Banyan Tree

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A coffin and a cross around my heart,
Creeping through the catacombs,
The truth will grow on us like moss.

I woke up with vines around my feet.
The trees had carvings of an ark
Built to sail us to the moon.

Lepers in the lake come crawling out
And bow to the roots.

This is not the road to honor.

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from Poets & Peasants, released April 5, 2013

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Poets & Peasants Galesburg, Illinois

Like an abandoned child raised by hippies, Poets and Peasants is the product of the tender love of a bunch of poor people with instruments. Comprised of nine multi-instrumentalists and choral singers sown in the Midwestern soil, the group's singable, anthem-like choruses combine with sophisticated arrangements to create a sound that both challenges and inspires. ... more

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