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They shoot mourning doves

from Leaving Wisconsin (demos) by Steev baker

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Harmless wings
Mother with the broken eggs
Garden-singer
You built a nest for everything

Sharpened beak
I heard you in the early spring
Eyes so deep
You could have shown me anything

They shoot mourning doves for less than this, my love
And now they've trained their sights on us

It's open season
in the place we call our home
every glance a bullet
every kiss draws blood

And even though it isn't safe
every night we lay awake
hoping that the day will bring
a resolution

They shoot mourning doves for less than this, my love
and now they've trained their sights on us
There's not much meat, but for convenience sake they come
here to train their sights on us.

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from Leaving Wisconsin (demos), released August 22, 2011
steev: vocals, loop pedal, acoustic guitar
Casio PT-80: drums

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Steev baker Madison, Wisconsin

Steev baker is a lo-fi singer-songwriter from rural Wisconsin. He has spent time in the music scenes of Oshkosh, West Bend, Milwaukee, and Madison over the past 20 years playing songs about faith, doubt, anxiety, love, and the places we call home.

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