Mother Don't Cry

from When Parallel Lines Meet by Manisha Shahane

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lyrics

Mother Don't Cry by Manisha Shahane
Mother don’t cry, for me. Where the sullen breezes blow, where the salty waters flow, into that world I watch her go, hearing her sigh. When she wishes to confide, to escape the world in which she resides, I move her hair gently to the side, uncovering her eyes. Mother don’t cry, for me. On the stove the kettle screams, while in the hall the doorbell rings; but mother goes back into her dreams, closing the door. When I walk into her room, I take a ride on her carousel of gloom, before I fall asleep safely in her womb—for she is no more. Mother don’t! Mother don’t cry, for me.

credits

from When Parallel Lines Meet, released April 16, 2010
Mother Don't Cry by Manisha Shahane
Manisha Shahane, vocals, piano
Blake Newman, upright bass
Mark Simcox, cello
Dominique Gagne, flute
Jerry Leake, tabla, multi-percussion
Daniel Cantor, drums