The Messenger

by Bee Appleseed

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lyrics

I am just the messenger; I hold no insight into the content I bring
Bearing no great wisdom; just this vessel from which I sing
For the only truths I hold do not belong to me
Yes, I know not the heart of the voyage as I am just the wings

So here take my body, take all you want from me
But leave me my hope that I shall one day wander free

And these matters of love that you speak of, they matter not to me
For I’ve never known this quest you’ve obsessed; I’ve only loved in the 2nd degree
But I’ll deliver you your prescriptions for these pleasures you so desperately seek
And I’ll leave them on your doorstep for that’s as far as I can reach

So here take my body, take all you want from me
But leave me my hope that I shall one day wander free

And I have known many prophets, great wise men they believe
Whose importance I’ve read is all in their heads, who bear the soil but not the seed
They who think that their birth simply proves their worth and with death, great sorrow they’ll bring
But we are all just the messengers; we are mere footnotes in history

So here take my body, take all you want from me
But leave me my hope that I shall one day wander free

credits

released July 20, 2018
credits
from Backpacker Blues (LP), released July 20, 2018
written at Peter Piek's home in Leipzig, Germany August 2013
words and music by Bee
recorded by Bee at Hillstreet in Lindesberg, Sweden and by River Nason at The Guest House in Olympia, Washington
Musicians:
Bee – guitar/lead and backing vocals
River Nason - bass, drums
Guillaume Ohz – piano
Erika Gabonay – chorus backing vocals
Dave Crager – trumpet
Andreas Andersen - saxophone
Mixed by River Nason
Mastered by Andrew Endres at AEIOU Studios

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Bee Appleseed Los Angeles, California

Bee Appleseed is a prolific songwriter, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, singer, comedian, and seasoned vagabond from Canby, Oregon, living in Los Angeles, California.