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What on Earth? (Shall I Take Thee)

from Noble Fir by Forest Creatures

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lyrics

What on earth shall I take thee? How bad I am at baking
What good are treats for making when I'll eat them on my way?

Why shant I simply bring you what I feel that I should cling to?
Who cares if I'll agree to when I'll throw them all away?

I pick and choose my morals singing Bach and Handel chorals
Keeping what I feel is best and like torn paper burn the rest

Traditions of the heathens, mindlessly hanging my wreath and
Pagan bells upon a tree while singing songs to baby Jesus

I check my shipping waybill for the mini plastic stable
For my second coffee table in the corner in the dark

The calendar is flipping, plastic snowman clock is ticking
Stacking circled flyer clippings while we worship two-day shipping

We sing of Light and Life but live on time and online
Buying crap from Indonesia as a moral anesthesia

The to: and from: are printed in pencil, not in pen
So that they can be re-gifted after this year's giving ends

It could be worth a mention that perhaps misapprehension
Might be stealing our attention like a shiny question mark

Why shant I simply bring you what I feel that I should cling to?
Who cares if I agree to when I throw them all away?

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from Noble Fir, released December 1, 2018
Performed by Forest Creatures with:
Natalie Warkentin - Violin

Lyrics and Music by Jordaniel Bennett

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Forest Creatures Vancouver, British Columbia

Forest Creatures is Alissa Chojnacki, Cailey Morgan, and Jordaniel Bennett - an eclectic trio of siblings and friends making lo-fi folksy music with their friends.

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