Angelina from New Shadows by Jerry David DeCicca

The season turned before us like a whisper on the road
The birds returned in colors breaking code
When the snow fell that winter, it never touched the Earth
Melted before our eyes into the dirt
The hunters and the hunted tried to hide behind bare trees
We waited out the springtime living on our knees

And the helicopters circled, like buzzards with no prey
Looking for a lost child by the name
Angelina, Angelina, Angelina

We bathed in the water, but we boiled it to drink
Bacteria and toxins filmed up in our sinks
And as March turned into April, we celebrated her birthday
By posting up new signs around the lake

And the helicopters circled, like buzzards with no prey
Looking for a lost child by the name
Angelina, Angelina, Angelina

The campfires ignited as the burn ban expired
A sign that all hope had been retired
And the churches accepted that their prayers fell on deaf ears
When a search dog returned with a piece of her hair
And I still walk the sideroads under the wings of egrets
And the wind is as empty as her spirit

And the helicopters circled, like buzzards with no prey
Looking for a lost child by the name
Angelina, Angelina, Angelina

• Americana
• Folk
• alt-country
• cosmic country
• folk rock
• singer-songwriter
• Bulverde