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mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 03:42 PM Apr 2020

a song that touches upon the principles of being liberal in a beautiful way ...

I present to you ... the 2010 song Don't Carry It All by The Decemberists.

Link to song after lyrics. Trust me, this song is awesome, you'll be glad you listened

here we come to a turning of the season
witness to the arc towards the sun
a neighbors blessed burden within reason
becomes a burden borne of all and one

and nobody, nobody knows
let the yoke fall from our shoulders
don't carry it all
don't carry it all
we are all our hands and holders
beneath this bold and brilliant sun
and this I swear to all

a monument to build beneath the arbors
upon a plinth that towers towards the trees
let every vessel pitching hard to starboard
lay its head on summer's freckled knees

and there a wreath of trillium and ivy
laid upon the body of the boy
lazy will the loam come from it's hiding
return this quiet searcher to the soil

so raise a glass to turnings of the season
and watch it as it arcs towards the sun
and you must bear your neighbors burden within reason
and your labors will be borne when all is done



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a song that touches upon the principles of being liberal in a beautiful way ... (Original Post) mr_lebowski Apr 2020 OP
The Trillium Flower: sprinkleeninow Apr 2020 #1
Very good choice consider_this Apr 2020 #2

sprinkleeninow

(20,255 posts)
1. The Trillium Flower:
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 04:03 PM
Apr 2020
Trillium symbolizes consciousness, embodiment and mutuality. It is also a symbol of elegance and precision.
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