6. The Barely Skinny Bone Tree

Album: Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose
Released: February 03, 2012 (UK); February 28, 2012 (ROW)
Buy on: Amazon or iTunes

Lyrics*:

[Below the barley skinny bone tree

You laid an egg and so you bore me

Your feathers breathe and seperate

Flesh walls you break]

Below the barely skinny bone tree

You laid an egg and so you bore me

A baby boy with eyes of mercury

Your feathers breathe and seperate

Like curdled words your mother baked

And I'm your house, flesh walls that you create

Well life it exploded, your words duelly noted

This coming of pictures, to all of my parts

I'll expect these mountains, to fall when I've found them

So carelessly circular back to the start

Call for help survivals hardest

When suspended by loves harness

And I'm for you and you are you for me

Below the barely skinny bone tree

You laid an egg and so you bore me

A baby boy with eyes of mercury

Well life it exploded, your words duelly noted

This coming of pictures, to all of my parts

I'll expect these mountains, to fall when I've found them

So carelessly circular back to the start

Song credits:

Written by Beth Jeans Houghton.

Lead vocal, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, hammond organ, piano, vibraphone - Beth Jeans Houghton.

Backing vocals - Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny.

Drums - Dav Shiel.

Double bass - Ben Nicholls.

Farfisa - Ben Hillier.

Cello - Ian Burdge.

Violins - Everton Nelson, Sally Herbert.

Viola - Bruce White.

*Lyrics are taken from the official booklet coming with the CD.