Lyrics
Evelyn sold the walnut bed frame on a Tuesday in July,
Left the ghost-shape of him in the dust where a body used to lie.
She started with the small things, a careful kind of blight,
Pruning all his branches back to let in her own light.
[Pre-Chorus]
A little smile playing on her lips, a blueprint in her head,
Fixin' to un-grow every bitter seed he'd ever spread.
[Chorus]
Is it the same boat sailing if you change out all the wood?
Is it the same soul testifying in that Georgia neighborhood?
She's building her a new ship from that old red clay.
[Verse 2]
Traded his strong Folgers for chicory on her tongue,
Bought a lemon-yellow dress he always said she looked wrong
In anything but Sunday-beige. The kettle sang her tune,
She planted thorny nightshade where his prize roses bloomed.
[Bridge]
"You'll be nothing without me," was his testimony and his law.
Now a saxophone sighs low from her front porch after dusk, a sweet flaw.
[Chorus]
Is it the same boat sailing if you change out all the wood?
Is it the same soul testifying in that Georgia neighborhood?
She's building her a new ship from that old red clay.
[Outro]
And if you ask her who she is, she just points to the new wood.
That red clay ship is sailing.
About Aria Franklyn
Aria Franklyn was groomed to be a gospel star in her father's Macon, Georgia church. But after being discovered singing a secular blues song at an open mic, she was cast out. Now, she crafts soul anthems for the congregation she found instead—in the dive bars, diners, and back porches of the South. Her music pairs the sacred fire of the Hammond organ with the raw, earthly stories of people who've…
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