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Bury This Heirloom

from Not Too Precious by Ziona Riley

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I will be perfect, I’ll choose my profession and reach high
I’ll get far, achieve more and never stop working
And earning and earning
I’ll bury, I’ll bury
I will not, I will not inherit the sins of my father or inherit the sins of my mother.
I will bury, I’ll bury
I will wear nice clothes, I’ll make sure no one knows I was poor
I’ll buy things and stay thin. I’ll date men.
No one sees the weight that I carry
I’ll bury, I’ll bury
I will not, I will not inherit the sins of my father or inherit the sins of my mother.
I will bury, I’ll bury
I will not be in my body, I can be distant and blissful.
I’ve got this narcotic. I am the heroine of my made up story.
I’ll bury, I’ll bury
I will not, I will not inherit the sins of my father or inherit the sins of my mother.
I will bury, I’ll bury
I will make order from chaos; I will have clean sheets to lay on
I’ll never get sick and nor will my children or husband
I’ll bury, I’ll bury
I will not, I will not inherit the sins of my father or inherit the sins of my mother.
I will bury, I’ll bury
I will not speak up or sit tall, no one will see me, I’ll stay small
And silent, I’ll wallow in ice wells that swallow and hold me and numb me
I’ll bury, I’ll bury
I will not, I will not inherit the sins of my father or inherit the sins of my mother.
I will bury, I’ll bury
I will be well read and intelligent, I will romanticize my loneliness and melancholy,
Use philosophy and psychology to separate me and shroud me in obscurity
I’ll bury, I’ll bury
I will not, I will not inherit the sins of my father or inherit the sins of my mother.
I will bury, I’ll bury

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from Not Too Precious, released March 29, 2019

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Ziona Riley Nashville, Tennessee

Raised primarily on classical and hymnal music, Ziona Riley is a skilled weaver of harmony and dissonance. Meaning and mystery are knit together in evocative songwriting. Highlighted as one of the best local EPs of 2019, the Nashville Scene called Riley's EP, Not Too Precious “a short collection of deeply
thoughtful, impactful songs about family and contemporary society.”
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