Concrete Jungle Gym

from Twinned Spirits by Nancy Tam

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lyrics

Carried over shoulders are backpacks full of hope, wishes and good intentions
Climbing under and over limb
Through the places we have been

We were old before we were even born.
Hoping nobody bats an eye when we disappear.
All the world we afford, for a breath of air.
Fill my lungs, wash away, wash away the fears.

Pencil drawings scribbled fault lines on the map
Nine years old and old enough to take a leap
Tired of running jumping through this concrete jungle gym
We’ve become another photo of the latest tragedy

We were old before we were even born.
Hoping nobody bats an eye when we disappear.
We are not fit to play on the trampoline.
We will trip on our way, fall and scrape our knees.

Time to grief, time to pray,
But now it’s time to be…
Time to breathe, time to play,
But now it’s time to be…

Healed

credits

from Twinned Spirits, released November 3, 2022
Nancy Tam (composer, lyricist, keyboards, vocals)
Molly MacKinnon (vocals)
Emily M Cheung (vocals)
Amanda Sum (vocals)
Robyn Jacob (vocals)
Jeff Gammon (bass)
Kevin Romain (drums)

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Nancy Tam Vancouver, British Columbia

Nancy Tam (譚亦斯):

Sound Artist working and living on the unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Musqueam and Tsleil- Waututh Nations.

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