We could have easily gone with TS Eliot today. Lord knows we were tempted. Maybe next year. This year, we thought we’d post our favorite Ash Wednesday-themed song, “Ash Wednesday” by Elvis Perkins (Thank you, Trevor). Elvis wrote it in part about the death of his father, Anthony Perkins, of Psycho fame. So it’s very serious and sad but also beautiful, like the day itself. Enjoy:
The tents go up as I go downDown to the flats and into the soundThe closer I get to the cityThe further I am from memoryIn the green grass looking upFor the words of the…



















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