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Common Thistle

Empty nest, an unfamiliar leap from household providence,
halfway through the door I’m an inconvenience
And I hardly call,
with me communication isn’t typical
Long-term parallels are intolerable

I’m helpless to a highway’s endlessness
and the patience of the wilderness

Insecure on streets I must’ve walked a thousand times before,
outlandish in a neighbourhood so peculiar
Like a marble piece, I’m frigid and hard-frozen in a low esteem,
in this town nothing feels the way it seems

I’ll always dread this slow return to listlessness,
so far-removed from company bound by lineage
Limited tenderness for the ones we’re supposed to have a home with,
as I’m so constantly reminded

It’s hard to say what keeps me coming back here,
maybe I’m afraid the longer that I’m gone the more I’m pushed away,
it’s a side effect of pulling up my roots and pining for

escape in a life-long custody game,
never sure for whom I stay
Am I the wind that fills their empty sails?
A nonpareil, maybe I come back only to learn to propel myself
from where I began,
from the person I no longer am

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from For Brothers & Forefathers, released January 3, 2017
Song written, performed, engineered, mixed and mastered by Brandon Johnas and Caitlin Connelly

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Johnas & Connelly Banff, Alberta

Johnas & Connelly is a Rocky Mountain duo rooted in evergreen-fresh folk and small-town splendor. Inspired by canyons, caves, and excruciating break-ups, the pair uses thoughtfully-woven vocal harmonies and seasoned fingerpicking to honestly channel emotion-filled experiences into mindful art. ... more

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