Obedience and Virtue

from Twinned Spirits by Nancy Tam

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A hand, an eye, a smile, a cry,
tiny bodies sold to feed a family
Baby girls in baskets
Waiting under willow tree
Crying for the birds and
For your generosity

I will wait, wait for you, do whatever you want me to
Travel across the peaceful sea, learn a language I cannot speak

Thousand golden pieces for a lifetime of binded feet
Ancient piece of jade
Hanging heavy on my chest
Beckons me to
Observe my wifely virtues

I will wait, wait for you, do whatever you want me to
Travel across the peaceful sea, learn a language I cannot speak

Pious daughter
Loyal wife
Dedicated mother
Generations of
Obedience will break our backs
So many questions
Waiting for us to unpack

I will wait, wait for you, do whatever you want me to
Travel across the peaceful sea, learn a language I cannot speak

Cannot speak

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from Twinned Spirits, released November 3, 2022
Nancy Tam (composer, 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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