Cedar Street from Sister Moon by Andrea von Kampen
Cedar Street follows the story of two main characters in the book “Overstory” by Richard Powers. These characters find themselves in the same time and place concerned about the deforestation in North America so they travel out west together to live in the Mimas trees to prevent them from being cut down. The juxtaposition of the upbeat music and the frightening lyrics leads to a tension in the song that reflects the current state of the climate change crisis. While many people are devoting their lives to this problem and feel the impending doom, others are happy to remain blissfully ignorant.
Tracklist
| 4. | Cedar Street | 2:44 |
Lyrics
She lived in a college town on Cedar Street
A tree in the front yard that once covered the earth
Wet from a shower, turns off the light
Dead for a minute, then comes back to life
She moved from that eastern town somewhere on cedar street
The greater the number
Harder the cry of
Fire Inside
If there was a problem
Someone would have already screamed
Fire
Fire
Fire on the inside
She had a vision of, looming trees
begged her to go out west save them all
Picked up a man somewhere on the drive
An Iowan who needed to feel alive
Tied to the redwoods they cried for all of us
The greater the number
The harder the cry of
Fire
If there was a problem
Someone would have already screamed
Fire
Fire
Fire on the inside
Credits
Written by Andrea von Kampen
Produced by Andrea von Kampen & David von Kampen
Vocals - Andrea von Kampen
Guitar - Andrea von Kampen
Piano - David von Kampen
Drums - Paul von Kampen
Bass - Bobby Scharmann
Trumpet - Jesse McBee
Marimba - David von Kampen
Engineered by Ben Brodin at Hand Branch Studio
Mastered by Doug van Sloun at Focus Mastering
License
All rights reserved.
Andrea von Kampen is a folk singer-songwriter based in Lincoln, Nebraska, whose effortless vocal delivery has been praised by Hear Nebraska as “soulful and worn-in.” Inspiration for Andrea’s songs often come from literature, art, and nature; in particular the literature and nature of Nebraska and the Midwest.
Andrea is set to release her next album, “That Spell,” on August 6th, 2021.