One Man Up

from Planet I'm From by Jenner Fox

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Rise rise she's gone from your bed
There's a cold space where a body once slept
And she's out again and you're mad
But you can't seem to say it out loud
So you stew and you steam and you try to ignore her
Until she's singing, singing in the shower
And then you remember, remember power
And unplug the water heater
If nobody's running who's there to follow
Rise rise we're out chasing shadows

Rise rise the mountain is falling
A river of earth is coming it's coming
The birds have flown there's nothing to own anymore
Oh little Villa De Santa Lucia
The mud and the dirt stopped in the middle of town
Oh the sound when it finally went silent
Sisters and neighbors under the ground
Rise rise look around
Wonder why you live on the living side of town

Singing one man up
And the other man down
One man up
And the other man down

Rise rise and breathe breathe
You're free to walk away
Free to be
Just another mother's son
Just another face
While the other man's lost in the name of keeping us safe
And every rule of every nation
Was born of the imagination
No fate no divine just you can have yours once I get mine
Rise rise there's light in the sky
And a big ol' day to figure out why

Singing one man up
And the other man down
One man up
And the other man down...

Oh sisters and brothers and lovers and lovers
And deep in the mud and salvation above-ers
Blue and red and pale and brown
And forks and spoons all stuck in the ground
This side and that side we're all gonna die
Rise rise
Rise rise
Rise rise better you than I

Singing one man up
And the other man down
One man up
And the other man down…

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from Planet I'm From, released September 18, 2021

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Jenner Fox Sisters, Oregon

There is something that happens inside a good song. A tootsie roll can take you back to your elementary school playground; the voice of a toothless refrigerator man reminds you to say “I love you.” Jenner Fox tells the stories of people and places with unparalleled compassion and respect. His artful tone, poetry, and fluency on his guitar do something only the brave ones do: let us in. ... more

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