

finally (be at peace)
40 acres from your mother’s side in utah
candle makers from a vintage catalog
can you remember what her daddy said
can you recall the yellow quilted bed
i do, i do
she came from england with her purple tinted bottles
she wrote in cursive in a never-finished novel
she saw your daddy in that uniform
the angel gabriel in human form
to the desert now, desert now
her first child emmy was a daughter fit for achin’
she cursed the rainfall and laid hands on the ground shakin’
i do not know this soul, her blood’s not mine
our father will bless us the second time
he will, he will
so mark had come into the world halfway through april
the prayers were whispered that he’d be like his father gabriel
but he came out with black and sunken eyes
he had no heart inside his chest that night
it’s god’s will, it’s god’s will
you were the third try and by then they gave up prayin’
it was their debt that all ones before were payin’
but you were different you would speak in tongues
a cactus flower blessed with holy lungs
finally, finally
be at peace, be at peace
finally, be at peace
credits
[songwriter] hannah wyatt
[guitar / vocals / banjo / violin / cello / drums] hannah wyatt
[organ] tim mechling