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The Garbagemen

from God is in the Detour by VanWyck

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The light is red
The rain is soft
The pavement shines
Above the tram
Neon lights
Flicker out

The garbagemen pick up their cans
And trust their worried whispers to the wind
She picks them up
With gentle hands
And sets them free

I'd long to follow suit
Over the grey slate roofs
Up through the darkening clouds
Right out of this town
And come down real slow
At the bend of the river
Where the cottonwoods grow

The light turns green
The cars pull up
A baby cries
Up in the trees
The parakeets
Screech loud and bright

The garbagemen jump on again
And ride the truck like it's an ocean wave
Of endless blue
A stretched out hand
To ease the way

I'd long to follow suit
Over the grey slate roofs
Up through the darkening clouds
Right out of this town
And come down real slow
At the bend of the river
Where the cottonwoods grow

credits

from God is in the Detour, released November 6, 2020
Christine Oele: vocals, acoustic guitar
Reyer Zwart: double bass, lap steel guitar
Marjolein van der Klauw: backing vocals

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VanWyck Amsterdam, The Netherlands

With her rich lyrics and sober alt folk craft Amsterdam singer-songwriter VanWyck has released 4 albums: 'An Average Woman' in 2018, 'Molten Rock' in 2019, 'God is in the Detour' in 2020 and 'The Epic Tale of the Stranded Man' in 2022.

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