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Our Lady of Aparecida

by Devadas

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inspired by Belle Waring's "When A Beautiful Woman Gets On The Jutiapa Bus"

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Our Lady of Aparecida

Archangels and murderers gather silent ‘round the edges of the night
Isabella’s upstairs and wounded, already run away from the light
You try to trade your ghosts in for some freedom
But you find they’re like shadows
And shadow is all you’ll ever find
It’s all you’ll ever find
And I am alone and down the road
Lost and destined for nowhere
Looking for comfort in the reaches of the dark
Dreaming of la señorita in the azure frock
I remember, riding the Jutiapa Bus
And oh, oh, oh everything’s gonna be all right
Everybody’s gonna fall in love…

The dead pour up from the underground
Flood the sidewalks like witnesses with stolen dreams of a resurrection
But no crucifixes, no candles
Fogged in waking dream
Propositions and insinuations, they all amount to nothing
All the illusions and ever-afters we keep chasing
Beautiful lies that fall as fast as any teardrop
And rest like iron crosses there upon our chests
And oh, oh, oh everything’s gonna be all right

Now desire turns to emptiness and the silence closes in
And the moments fall like hammers
And nothing is revealed
You’re always there alone
In the end, alone is all you’ll ever be
From a window, sad and empty
Her eyes follow, softly
A young girl stealing away into the Saint Claire Hotel
And she mumbles something about “Our Lady of Aparecida”
Then turns and catches me there in a dream
And wish I could wrap my arms around her
And whisper in her ear
“You know, I’m not really like that
It’s just the things that you hear
I’ve got contacts far away from here
We could make a midnight runaway.”
And oh, oh, oh everything’s gonna be all right

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released November 6, 2019
Devadas - vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion
Mark Gorman - bass

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Devadas New York

Devadas is a kirtaniya, a songwriter, a composer and a producer from Brooklyn, NY. His acclaimed recordings include 2019's "The Grand Street Kirtan Sessions," "Radio Nada" and "Brooklyn Mellows," and he scored the film "One Track Heart - the Story of Krishna Das" with J Mascis. He performs as a kirtaniya and as a songwriter in New York City and throughout the world. ... more

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