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Below is a live recording of “Territory” from a house concert where I first tried it out in July. The next recording is a more recent studio demo. I’m still mulling over the final structure, and starting to think about an arrangement … Would love to hear your thoughts —Emily

TERRITORY

It takes total faith
To believe you have a place
We succumb to the scary stories

Another hundred days
For the worst of it to fade
It comes with the territory

Don't preach, listen to me
No need to change the way I speak
The loudest and the most cavalier
Are not the only ones who belong here

Predator and prey
Dying in the chase
They run circles in purgatory

Holding on too tight
To imaginary fights
That come with the territory

Don't preach, listen to me
No need to change the way I speak
The loudest and the most cavalier
Are not the only ones who belong here

The rules of day-to-day
Bend us out of shape
We need to shatter the categories

The smallest will be big
The highest voice will sing and say
"I come with the territory"

Don't preach, listen to me
No need to change the way I speak

The smallest will be big
The highest voice will sing and say
"I come with the territory"

© 2021 Emily Pinkerton Music