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The Waltz

from WILDFLOWER by Morgan Johnston

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lyrics

And while they will tell you he had no spine
He waltzed with the ladies divine,
Spinning them round the ballroom floor
Just tricking the turning of time

And while by the time he took her hand
The heat should have given her glow,
The closer he drew her into him
The more her doll features feigned flesh

One two three, two two three, three two three one
Three two three, two two three, one two three one

And while all he whispered their fourth dance
Was join me I need some air,
That single white lie beneath the blue moon
Was enough for any man to make madness

And while she had moved with grace all night
She now pulled back with a jolt
Her heart catching on his sleeve pocket
With a rithering* rip of regret

One two three, two two three, three two three one
Three two three, two two three, one two three one

And while to the ball he did return
His tunic now fresh and pressed
The guilt that he wore was as plain to see
As the crippling crimson of crime

And while his old charm drew a lady in
The room spun more than he did
Waltzing so suddenly out of time
He fled to the balcony breathless

Breathless
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh…

For while like the line of a song like such,
One must look down to know what is next,
Those women and men wish they never did
At the sight of his splintering spine

He fell one two three, two two three, three two three one
He fell three more feet, two more feet, one foot then
Three more feet, two more feet, one foot then
Three more feet, two more feet, one foot then



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from WILDFLOWER, released September 8, 2019
Morgan Johnston on classical guitar and lead vocal
Armand Aromin on fiddle

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Morgan Johnston Rhode Island

Hailing from Rhode Island, Morgan Johnston is a folk singer-songwriter stomping, strumming, speaking, and singing her way to empowering both herself and her listeners. Currently studying to become a music therapist, she is inspired by the natural landscape of places as much as the emotional landscape of human experience and the healing power of music. ... more

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