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West of Eden

from Waiting For the Stars by Daisycutter

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Written about the flooding in upstate NY after Hurricane Irene, Aug 28, 2011.

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West of Eden (The Ballad of Schoharie)
- Sara Milonovich c. 2012 (ASCAP)


Driving, dodging the deer and the drunks
Past foundations left in the floodplain so long
Still there waiting where the water put them down
It is just flotsam? Or one more farm gone?

Who do you blame? The corps of engineers?
Or the wind and the rain, the way that they came out of nowhere?
Quench the thirsty downtown- we’ll never know the reason
They left us here West of Eden waiting to drown

Remember the fields in afternoons of amber
Now they’re buried in brown, and I feel like a foreignlander
Not anymore use– just a helpless bystander
Got to stand up for something, better be your neighbor

Neon eye’s focused on wildfires now
Long since forgotten the lead lining inside the clouds
Nothing left to do but wear it with pride as a shroud
It's a bitter drink, just swallow it down

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The grass has grown up to hide the worst of the scars
The money’s dried up with the mud in the yard
We sang “goodnight” but we’re still waiting for the stars
Could have cut out and run, but we just give up too hard

Chorus
We’re still here West of Eden, waiting to drown.

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from Waiting For the Stars, released October 1, 2016

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Sara Milonovich & Daisycutter Amsterdam, New York

Singer/songwriter/fiddler Sara Milonovich and her band Daisycutter deliver a heady harvest of heart-stopping original roots rock and alt-Americana. The 2022 Americana Artist of the Year (Capital District Thomas Edison Music Awards) captivates with atmospheric, powerful pieces; words that paint poignant scenes, and melodies that linger long after the last listen. ... more

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