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Mount Guardian

by Karla Schickele

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About the song:
I wrote Mount Guardian to keep my head straight when my brother was sick with covid and the world was changing so fast, day to day, hour to hour, and my home, New York City, was under siege.

lyrics

Lyrics:
With my heart heavy and quiet
I climb high as I can
I have no god that I pray to
On top of Mount Guardian

Won’t you watch over my mother and my father
Protect them and keep them at home
Until it’s safe to go out again
Look out for them
Mount Guardian

If I light a candle for my brother
Will it make him well again
I’ll do it if it could
He’s got the blood of a fighter
Will that be enough to pull him through
Please

I keep an eye on my lover
I know how much she wants to work again
In the meantime
Keep her spirits up
The meantime may be a long time

I am lucky
I go out walking
Far from home where it’s easy to be
I am listening
Mount Guardian
Is there an answer coming
I look across the valley to my city
My beautiful, broken, dirty city
I weep for you
I think of all the souls we’re losing
I don’t know how it ends
I only know it doesn’t have to be this way
It didn’t have to be this way

New York City

Can we start again
Is there any such thing as better than ever
I believe we can do better
Yes, I believe we can do better
So let’s do it
Let’s do better
Is there any such thing as better than ever
I believe we will get better
Solidarity
Is there any such thing as better than ever
Karla Schickele / April 2020

credits

released September 16, 2021
Credits:

Words and Music by Karla Schickele

Performed by
Karla Schickele – vocals
Rose Thomson – piano, vocals, tamborine
Augie Milford – trombone
Emmet Schickele – cello
Matthew Schickele – vocals
Kenny Siegal - vocals

Recorded at Old Soul Studios and at home in Brooklyn, New York
Mastered by Greg Calbi / Sterling Sound

Copyright 2020 I Wish I Had Publishing/BMI

Special thanks to Hai-Ting Chinn, Mylo Choy-Sutton, Daniel Littleton, Amdie Mengitsu, Kate Milford, Matthew Schickele, Nighttrain Schickele, Matt Sutton, and Ufasaha Yarish

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Karla Schickele Brooklyn, New York

Songwriter, singer, and bassist most known for her work as a member of the indie rock band Ida. She also recorded and toured internationally with the bands beekeeper (NYC) and k. Current projects include Rehearsal Club and The Good Ms. Padgett. She lives in New York City, where she was born. ... more

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