Name: When the Oak Nymph Calls
Duration: P00H05M08S
Description: inspired by a place

When the Oak Nymph Calls

from Deeply Invested by Burns

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The intoxication, the twinge in my head,
from my left ear down to my neck.

It blinds my eyes like the rain,
and it burns my brain. It's your scent.

Always come running, when the oak nymph calls,
but my heart keeps tumbling just like the acorn falls.

The sleep deprivation from my fingers to toes,
'cause I can't stop my ears, my eyes, or my nose.

It piles my thoughts up in my chest.
And I would die lest I lose your scent.

Always come running, when the oak nymph calls,
but my heart keeps tumbling just like the acorn falls.

The forced separation as I tumbled away,
bouncing down the hill into the light of day.

The sun blinds my eye. I can't see.
But I'll not die, 'cause I still have your scent.

Always come running, when the oak nymph calls,
but my heart's cracked open just where the acorn falls.
And a tree grows the forest tall and remembers the scent of all.

Would that I come running, when the oak nymph calls,
but I've taken root here and I spread my limbs for the cause.
And I smell your scent in the fall.
Maybe I'll give you a call.

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from Deeply Invested, released August 23, 2022
Written by Burns, performed and arranged by Burns and some Deeply Invested musicians (i.e. David Barrett on drums, Chris Bullock on guitar).

Recorded at Dwarf Star Recording Studios in Carrboro, NC with mixing and engineering done by John May.

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