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The Orchid

from Delicious Monster by Storm the Palace

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Sir, your orchid is about to flower
No power on Earth could contain that birth

She lies dormant months on end
Leathery leaves gathering dust
Moss growing in her pot

Until, unbidden comes that thing
Awake or asleep, in winter or spring
That thrusting

Call it art, call it mess
Call it sheer bloody mindedness
Call it inspiration, call it egotism
Call it amphibious urges
Sub-aqueous yearning

Sir, the passion flower is dead
I did it myself, severed every head
But now, inside the family home
Its children are growing ten-fold

Call it art, call it mess
Call it sheer bloody mindedness
Call it narcissism, call it repetition
Call it monotreme urges
As something emerges

Like a bird in a cage
Like a prisoner in a sealed-off cave
Like the beast that hasn’t been fed
It may be weak, but it’s not dead yet

Call it whatever you see fit
The thing is, it’s not dead yet

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from Delicious Monster, released October 4, 2019
Photo by Allan Ferguson

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Storm the Palace Edinburgh, UK

Radge folk pop from Edinburgh


"Taking their cues from modern classical, left field folk, and stubborn indie songcraft, Storm The Palace vault over genre barriers without looking back."
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We also have a bloody excellent remix album: acrerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/snow-stars-and-public-transport-the-remixes

Illustration by Faith Eliott

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