The thorn in her finger

from Live in Castlemaine by Dirt Hand

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He makes hard for the river,
for the shelter of the old willow tree.
He breathes harsh, he breathes shallow,
as he runs through the rain,
as the rain runs him through.

She's a slave to the weather
and the night shrouds the thorn from her eyes.
To it her paw she delivers:
her blood runs a river,
her howl sends a shiver.

Involuntarily,
he stops dead and rethinks his approach
and the fear makes him wonder
if it's the pan to the fire.
The jaws of the lion

are clenched in concentration
to avoid losing all of her cool.
But the thorn robs her' reason
and she gnashes at the night
and she shrieks at the shadows.

The night holds its secrets from him.
By not a star can he discover his way.
Till lightning strikes him lucky
and he spies out the sanctuary
and runs for its safety.

She approaches home herself now.
Curiosity awaits at its mouth
but the pain rules her mind now,
so that she fails to realise
the presence of the other,

who shudders at the horror
of the vision cast against his escape.
And as darkness re-engulfs him,
little could he wonder,
as he searches for his gods

that the true intent of her
could not be further from so natural an act
and she beckons and she whimpers
so that finally he sees it
and, gingerly approaching,

he plucks the thorn from her finger.

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from Live in Castlemaine, released January 30, 2020

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Dirt Hand Melbourne, Australia

Arun Roberts just wanted to get away from the metronome. He took that desire, along with 8 players, 5 songs and 15 years of experience, into a living room and made the Dirt Hand EP. Songs off this first work would appear in a handful of independent films and had him playing alongside his heroes. Now Dirt Hand is back with a new, deeper concept and a ferocious, improv-based band process. ... more

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