Emotional Pirate

from Soul of a Showgirl by Kyra Gordon

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I spent my early twenties in a cultish artist commune in the South called Zendik Farm that was started in the early 60's. It was a mixed bag, and I don't regret it, but it was also left me with a lot to work out. This song is about my time at the farm.

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Emotional Pirate

She was an emotional pirate, she’d rape and pillage, and make you walk to plank
She came from Hell’s Kitchen, or was it Brooklyn? She could smell your stank
Guns blazing for the revolution she said
I’ll tell you the truth, you’re a streety youth, you look the walking dead

He was a struggling writer, he was the decider, and he was itchin to find
A woman down and able to tend his stable so he could sharpen his mind
Guns blazing for the revolution he said
I’ll tell you the truth, I’m living proof, forget all that shit you’ve been fed

It’s a fine line you see
When you’re looking for a family
In the end we all have to breathe
And find our own way to be free

I was a struggling actress searching for meaning and I was losing my mind
I went to North Carolina in early summer not knowing what I’d find
Guns blazing for the revolution they said
We’ll tell you the truth, it’s bulletproof, forget all that shit in your head

It’s a fine line you see
When you’re looking for a family
In the end we all have to breathe
And find our own way to be free

It took some time to recognize myself and hear my own voice again
I still wouldn’t want to be anyone else, I just found a new place to begin

In the name of honesty we were constantly tearing each other down
I tried to see it through, but I knew I had to get out of town
In the end they were buried in the ground
Hearts were broken, truths were spoken, I had to follow the sound

It’s a fine line you see
When you’re looking for a family
In the end we all have to breathe
And find our own way to be free
To find our own way to be free
We’ll find our own way to be free

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from Soul of a Showgirl, track released April 22, 2022
Piano and Vocals by Kyra Gordon
Drums by Brian Rodvien
Bass by Daniel Fabricant
Guitars by James DePrato
Produced by Rachel Efron
Engineered by Gabriel Shepard at 25th Street Studios in Oakland, CA
Mixed by Jesse Nichols at Atomic Garden West
Mastered by Ken Lee

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Kyra Gordon Berkeley, California

If you wandered into a Kyra Gordon show, you’d be struck by the powerful vocals, deft touch on the keyboard, and command of the room. Her debut album garnered rave reviews for its incisive lyrics and beguiling melodies. It received national airplay and charted #1 on the RMR’s Top 50 Americana Country Albums in Aug ‘22. Her upcoming sophomore release ‘Traveler,’ out everywhere this summer. ... more

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