Lyrics
Is it a mercy, Lord, or a kind of killing
To pull the root of a memory that ain't willing?
[Verse 1]
Althea’s thumbing the bill of his Augusta ball cap,
Felt gone soft with sweat, like a map of his brow.
The cicadas are frying the air in a low-voltage trap,
And she can’t quite picture his whole face right now.
[Chorus]
Is it a mercy, Lord, or a kind of killing
To pull the root of a memory that ain't willing?
[Verse 2]
He used to say, "Don't you plant mint by the peas, baby,"
The faint, clean smell of the oil on his hands from the Ford.
Now the garden's all fallow, growing weeds and maybes,
Just another small trespass she can't well afford.
[Chorus]
Is it a mercy, Lord, or a kind of killing
To pull the root of a memory that ain't willing?
[Bridge]
She’s just tired of tending this one stubborn plot.
From Georgia red clay we are molded, and then...
Does the dust have a right to forget what it's not?
[Outro]
A kind killing.
Let the soil turn over.
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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