"Girl in the Forest" from The Thread That Keeps Us by Calexico

Calexico - The Thread That Keeps Us Girl in the Forest

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ISRC:USEP41738010
Recorded:2017 Wavelab Studio & Panoramic House

Guitar, Vocals, Keyboard, Percussion:Joey Burns
Drums, Percussion:John Convertino
Backing Vocals:Johnny Contreras
Cello:Evan Shelton
Trumpet, Guitar, Synth, Vibraphone, Backing Vocals, Thunder Drum:Martin Wenk
Pedal Steel:Connor Gallaher
String Arrangement:Max Knoth
Violin:Tom Hagerman
Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Synth:Sergio Mendoza
Upright & Electric Bass:Scott Colberg
Trumpet, Backing Vocals, Vibraphone, Percussion:Jacob Valenzuela
Guitar, Vocals, Vibraphone, Percussion:Jairo Zavala
Percussion, Synth, Drum Machine, Distortion & Phase Gate Keeper:Chris Schultz

Lyrics

Well the girl in the forest reached out to ease my worried mind
stopped me from falling into a downward spiral
I was worn by the city until I finally let go
drifted out to the Sierras on an empty road

A careless love won’t get you far
I found a book of John Muir’s in an abandoned car

Well the world was spinning so fast nobody took the time
it was the girl in the forest who opened my eyes

What part of nature can you honestly say
is beyond your explanations for short term gain
something’s got to change before everything’s

Gonna disappear right before our eyes
and we finally face ourselves alone in the forest
where so much rides on which path we decide