Name: You Left This
Duration: P00H06M50S
Description: This song was written in honor of Fern's father, Mark Sutton-Smith, who died in 2013 at the age of 57. He was a composer, a playwright, and a pianist. A sample of Mark's piano playing, from his track "In Memory Of," is featured near the end of the song.

You Left This

from Ghost Story by Fern Maddie

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This song was written in honor of Fern's father, Mark Sutton-Smith, who died in 2013 at the age of 57. He was a composer, a playwright, and a pianist. A sample of Mark's piano playing, from his track "In Memory Of," is featured near the end of the song.

lyrics

You left this in my hands
You left this in my hands
Dark door closing on your plans
You left this in my hands

You left this in my feet
You left this in my feet
Dark door closing where we meet
You left this in my feet

You left this in my chest
You left this in my chest
Dark door closing on the rest
You left this in my chest

You left me in the shade
You left me in the shade
Icebox melting all you made
You left me in the shade

You left me in the woods
You left me in the woods
Green grass growing where you stood
You left me in the woods

You left this in my head
You left this in my head
Old song ringing for the dead
You left this in my head

You left this in my hands
You left this in my hands
Dark door closed on all your plans
So you left this in my hands

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from Ghost Story, released June 1, 2022
Written by F.M.
Vocal, Guitar, Piano, Synth by F.M.
Fiddle by Colin McCaffrey
Feat. a piano sample from "In Memory Of" by Mark Sutton-Smith

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Fern Maddie Vermont

fern maddie is an old-time balladeer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. she lives in the woods of northern vermont (n'dakinna) where she makes music and tends goats.

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