Horsetail

A song from my album "Five Thousand Feathers," available at https://helenbell.bandcamp.com/album/five-thousand-feathers and https://ko-fi.com/s/a48789ea80 More info on my website: https://www.helenbell.co.uk/writing/5000-feathers.php Equisetum or horsetail is the only surviving genus of a family of plants that dates back hundreds of millions of years. These plants are described as living fossils, terrible invasive weeds, or a useful source of materials for organic fungicide, depending on who you ask. Will they survive the next extinction event? Helen Bell: voice, viola, synths Xenogon: electric guitar Lyrics and music by Helen Bell; arranged by Helen Bell and Xenogon Filmed and edited by Helen Bell and Xenogon Lyrics: Away from the floodlight and over the line We saw it all, tenderly, but far more bright and raw this time And once again, we must end where we begin And once again, we will be continuing In this same valley in a million years Two other aching creatures will see th