ROSE OF JERICHO
The fourth and final single from our new album, "The Earth Turns and So Do We,” is out now!
The Rose of Jericho (Selaginella lepidophylla), known as the resurrection plant, can live without water for years, then unfurls into a beautiful fern-like deep green plant. This song mirrors that slow rebirth with tightly interweaving harmonies, and cello, harmonium, & trumpet all building to create a wall of sound.
Verse 1
Rose of Jericho, watching you regrow
You were nowhere, and now you’re here
Rose of Jericho, ‘cross the world you’ve blown
Holding secrets close for years
Verse 2
Many moons ago, it was you alone
In the desert, across the sea
And you waited for the water
To restore, patiently
Bridge
After so long alone, what a joy to unfold
Stretch your leaves and your roots
Verse 3
Rose of Jericho, grey to green to gold
Through centuries you attend
The veil is thin in your doorway
What has died may live again
Instrumental
Outro
Rose of Jericho, watching you regrow
You were nowhere and now you’re here
Credits:
Erin Magnin - Vocals, Ukulele, Harmonium
Michael Natrin - Vocals, Guitar, Trumpet
Michael G. Ronstadt - Cello
Owen Osborne - Percussion
Samuel Nobles - Upright Bass