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A myth that is both about luna moths and not about luna moths.

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Am Dm G

I kept a lover all winter
while Luna slumbered
wrapped in leaves and silk
I saw the robin of spring
and knew she was coming
the goddess of moons and milk

In the tree all morning
she sat filling her wings
waiting for night to fall
Then she came like a cat
amber eyes golden traps
waiting for my lover to crawl

F G
Her pink legs, pale skin,
C Am
wrapped in lacy green mint
F G Am
and her resinous reasonant eyes
warned others away
G
but made my lover stay
Am
by her tree beneath the sky

F
They didn’t eat
G
for the rest of the week
C Am
but lived like moths on love
F G
and whatever remained
C Am
of the oak they ate
F G Am
cherry and willow and sweetgum

When she deserted
my lover returned
saying nothing at all to me
But I knew of the sprawl
for the story was all
written on black walnut leaves

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released August 5, 2015

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The Leafy Greens Ontario

They thought: "We both play the same instruments. Let's start a band." So Emily and Jade became The Leafy Greens, a ukulele-bearing, folk-rock duo based in St. Catharines. Stay tuned; we are currently working on new songs for you!

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