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about

You know who you are. I wrote this song about a colleague who used to sort of freak me out before I got to know her better. I still think much of the song is applicable, however. The title came to me and it sounded like a tarot card, which is how the rest of the song came to be.

lyrics

Take the deck of tarot cards
Mix them thoroughly and deal
Lay them out to view the shards of your life that they reveal

The cards confirm that nothing's changed
Your life is on a steady track
But there's a card, exotic and strange and it wasn't in the pack

A face of angles, planes and lines
A glance as proud as any queen
A look outside of space and time and you don't know what it means

You can't see how the card relates
To the fortune that you've drawn
You stare at it 'til far too late and then the card is gone

Purifying flame like a brazier
Clean and clear as the heart of a glacier
Eyes that burn your soul like lasers
She's the Maid - the Maid of Razors

Push your pieces across the board
Moves that leave no room for chance
But there's a piece that isn't yours and it's blocking your advance

She plays by rules that she creates
Rates you lower than a pawn
Tangles you in a weird checkmate and then the piece is gone

Purifying flame like a brazier
Clean and clear as the heart of a glacier
Eyes that burn your soul like lasers
She's the Maid - the Maid of Razors

credits

from She's a Carrier for the Blues, released March 1, 2017
Dale Hymes: bass.
The rest: David Kelly

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