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Branches (feat. Jules Indelicato)

by Spiky Blimp

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ABOUT THIS TRACK:

Memory is a funny thing.

When the filmmakers of "Roots in My Garden" asked me to write a song from the perspective of a young girl whose mommies are separating, I jumped at the opportunity. The film is based on an actual ‘90s custody battle—back when same-sex parents had less legal protection—so it was rewarding to help tell an important story.

However, the filmmakers didn’t know that I was the age of the young girl in the song when my parents divorced, so I had plenty of firsthand knowledge of how love can curdle into lawsuits. And the reason I didn’t tell them was…I forgot!

I swear to you, I didn’t even catch the parallels until I wrote this post. Memory is a funny thing, and so is coincidence.

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LYRICS:

I'm the center of their world
I'm the center of their wall
With my 5-year-old drawings
And my 5-year-old scrawl

I learned a new word today
It's called "victory"
And I wrote it on my picture
Of our newly-planted tree

I drew the branches right off the page
'Cause not all branches can be encaged
'Cause not all branches can be encaged

I'm the center of their world
I'm the center of their wall
With my name on angry documents
From Family Law

I learned a new word today
It's called "custody"
Someone gets to choose
And the loser will be me

I drew the branches right off the page
'Cause not all branches can be encaged
'Cause not all branches can be encaged

I learned a new word today
It's called "guarantee"
Never seen it, never felt it
Never felt worthy

I drew the branches right off the page
Now I'm driven right off the stage
'Cause not all branches can be encaged
'Cause not all branches can be encaged

'Cause not all branches can be encaged
'Cause not all branches can be encaged

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released March 27, 2024
SPIKY BLIMP is:
Mark Montgomery French (guitars, bass, piano, mandolin, seeds)
Sage Warne Baggott (drums, spores)

Guest artist:
Jules Indelicato (vocals, vocal engineer)

All songs written, arranged, and produced by Spiky Blimp
Recorded (mostly) at The Compound, Oakland CA

℗ & © 2024 Mark Montgomery French (BMI) and Sage Warne Baggott (ASCAP)

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Mark Montgomery French is an award-winning film composer with the group Spiky Blimp, Creative Director of Glide Memorial Church’s Sunday Celebration, host of the YouTube show “Still Got It” and the podcast “All Your Favorite Music is (Probably)…”, and presenter of the talk "All Your Favorite Music is (Probably) Black." He formerly co-led the ’90s progressive funk band Endangered Species. ... more

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