Six Red Cannas

Lyrics

[Intro: Vivian Wang, Félicia Atkinson & Laura Jean Englert] Red cannas in the sky Red cannas in the sky [Verse 1: Jenny Hval & Vivian Wang] I didn't think about it at the time I didn't think about it at the time But in the desert I think I was trying to write to Georgia O'Keeffe Georgia, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia [Verse 2: Jenny Hval] Like Joni Mitchell writes to Amelia Earhart When she is driving, driving, driving in the desert As if a song can communicate With the spirits or awaken the dead [Chorus 1: Jenny Hval, Félicia Atkinson, Vivian Wang & Laura Jean Englert] I mean, isn't that what it's for? 1927 I mean, isn't that what it's for? 1929, 1946 I mean, isn't that what it's for? 1976, 1980 1986, 1999 Awaken the dead [Verse 3: Jenny Hval] I was but wasn't quite writing "I spotted six red cannas" As I was driving towards Ghost Ranch In the north of New Mexico New, New, New, New, New, New, New Mexico New, New, New, New, New, New, New Mexico [Verse 4: Jenny Hval] But I was seeing them Red cannas in the sky Red cannas in the sky As they were tearing up the heavens Opening the zipper [Chorus 2: Jenny Hval & Félicia Atkinson] To let loose all kinds of spirits, of spirits, of spirits 1943 And you know, there used to be an ocean here 1937, 1924 We used to be all under water 1821, 1563 We used to be all under water Clovis points We used to be all under water The Niobraran Sea We used to be all under water The ocean We used to be all under water The ocean We used to be all under water The ocean, in the ocean We used to be all under water The ocean, the ocean We used to be all under water