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Cactus Heart (Fuck Luther Burbank)

from Sabotage by Wayfairy

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Luther Burbanks was a eugenicist. Kill your idols. www.stanfordeugenics.com/luther-burbank

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G
He sat beside my garden bed
B
Whispered year after year
C
Told me he’d protect me said
D
I had nothing to fear
G
When I awoke each morning
B
I would hear him say
C
You don’t need those spines now honey
D
I will keep you safe


G
These spines are ancient armor
B
Adornments of my past
C
I learned them in the jaws of snakes
D
They taught me to adapt
G
By the garden bed he coaxed
B
Though I tried to stay sharp
C
He gently pried each one away
D Dd C B
Then broke my cactus heart


Em B C B
In his false embraces
I dropped my final spine
A marvel of his science
My skin no longer mine
Some will sing his praises
But his heart was full of hate
Eugenist ideations
Em B C D
With science as your bait


The best thing I can say of men
Is years are never kind
Burbank he grew older and
he passed on in good time
I whispered to my branches
The memories I know
We’ll always need our spines
And now it’s time to grow


Those spines are ancient armor
Adornments of my past
I learned them in the jaws of snakes
They taught me to adapt
So don’t you get too close
Cuz baby I stay sharp
There’s no man in this world that I’d let
Touch my cactus heart

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from Sabotage, released October 21, 2023

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Wayfairy started with a banjo on the turnpike and has grown into a six piece music project that fills the sonic space between mournful folk and riotous punk. Wayfairy has grown into a collective project that blends accordion, banjo, violin, washboard and upright bass with soft vocal harmonies punctuated by raw wails. ... more

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