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Eureka

by Samantha Church

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Eureka, CA is among the most complex and magical places I've ever lived. I had just moved here when COVID hit, and hadn't been here long enough to create any sort of network. But the setting itself, my neighbors, and just the way this community tackles problems kept me from despair. So this is a love letter, and I hope it's taken as such:)

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You gotta try hard
to breach that redwood curtain.
It's quite a hill to climb,
and still you're just not certain
you'll find what you're looking for.

Now if you don't mind, I'll hit the J once more.

Sometimes the ground starts shaking,
and topples all you've built,
but you may find the remnants
of a homemade quilt
and ain't it true
that we've still got a bitchin' view?

Hey, do you need a hand? I could probably use one, too.

Let's me and you, let's get up.

You gotta try hard
to build a thing from scratch.
You've gotta hold on
to every hard won patch of dirt
and all that it might yield.
Yeah, sometimes you lose your shirt
and wind up in an empty field.

If not one thing another,
and then it comes in threes,
but when the winter fog lifts
there's a Humboldt breeze
and pastel skies like a technicolor fantasy.
You can see with clear eyes a vision of what just might be.

But first we've got to get up.

But when you're just plain lonely
hard gets harder still.
No one to verify your hopes and dreams and will
But here you stand: More real than whatever you planned.
And I think it's fucking grand the world is still yours to be had.

But babe, you've got to get up.

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released September 25, 2023
Samantha Church on keys and vocals recording on her shitty phone.

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Singer/songwriter Samantha Church is known for her powerful blues vocals, emotional performances, and stripped down, earthy, folk instrumentation. In early 2012 she began singing and playing original songs in Chicago’s subways full time, where she honed her skills and built a devoted following. She currently lives among the redwoods, tending to her cats like a forest hag. ... more

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