Loss can happen intentionally, when we learn to let go, or unintentionally, when things are taken from us. Both forms require patience and courage. I don’t think the friends who inspired this song know that they have anything to do with it, but it is dedicated to their struggle, resilience, and wisdom.
lyrics
Her napkin song is five trees long
Her feet wanna run
Maybe when she’s ready
She’ll drop her pennies, drop her pennies
She’ll drop her pennies, drop her pennies
She’s got a skin colored cage
And a job that pays
She’s a plant seeking sun
In a dark maze
Tonight by the star light
She drops her pennies, drops her pennies
She drops her pennies, drops her pennies
She holds a child in her deepest corners
Still knows a smile when there’s nothing for her
Hallelujah
She dropped her pennies, dropped her pennies
She dropped her her pennies, dropped her pennies,
We drop our pennies, drop our pennies
Until it all makes sense
credits
from Wandering Feet,
released November 17, 2012
Kayla Ringelheim--piano and vocal
Jamie Edwards--keyboards, samples
Jessie Williams--acoustic bass
Emily Obglesby--harmony vocals
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