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Pan Fried - A Song for Emmeline

from The Red Album: Pagan Voices for Reproductive Rights by The Red Album

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about

As a response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, 19 pagan bands joined together to create a collection of feminist songs called The Red Album: Pagan Voices for Reproductive Rights. It will raise funds for abortion access. Pan Fried’s track is A Song for Emmeline. When asked about it, they said; “Our song tells of Emmeline and how her dreams were stolen by an unwanted pregnancy. Lack of access to abortion affects real people all around us. Is there a tragic story hidden behind the bright smile of the waitress who serves your coffee?”

lyrics

Her diner job was meant to be temporary
Emmeline smiled a sunrise smile
while showing how many plates she could carry
because this was just for a while

Emmeline will never let you see the dreams that haunt her,
she just says; “Sure, hon, you can have more water”

Saving tips and wages for community college
was gonna be her ticket out of this town
But a misguided night of the carnal type of knowledge
left her all alone learning to be a mom

Emmeline will never let you see how her heart has bled,
she just says; “Sure, hon, you can have more bread”

It was a time and place where
an abortion was not a choice
She didn’t have the resources,
support or skills to claim a voice
No one cared about her dreams

Now she finds she’s trapped here caring for a son
who looks like her hazy memory of his father
Used to be, she hoped she could be someone
Now she thinks; “Why bother?”

The customers ask her; “How’s it going?”
She answers; “Fine” and thinks; “Goin’ nowhere”
Each night she washes the stink of grease and
desperation from her hair
and tries to sleep without dreams.

The customers like freight cars on an endless train
Avid eyes impatient for a table
Emmeline just works on at pace she can sustain
through the weary day and lifetime if she’s able

Emmeline will never let you see that the road she walks is rocky,
She just says; “Sure, hon, you can have more coffee”

credits

from The Red Album: Pagan Voices for Reproductive Rights, released June 24, 2023
Words and music: Alane Brown
Vocals: Alane Brown
Mandolin: Jeff Hibshman
Guitar: Alane Brown
Recording and mixing: Doug Eagle, Eagles Sound, Durango Colorado
Mastered at Root Cellar Music Studio

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19 different US-based Pagan musicians, bands, and songwriters in a compilation to raise awareness of & funds for Elevated Access and the National Abortion Federation. Abortion is healthcare. Miscarriage is common, not criminal. We stand with those who must make the hard decisions for themselves, their families, and their health. www.elevatedaccess.org
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