This song was first performed live on 22 April 2022 at The Agora in Cleveland, OH. Prior to that, Adrianne played it for a virtual event from Kerrville Folk Festival which aired in June 2021.
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[Verse 1]
Lying awake in a dreaming state
Riding on a holiday ride
Getting sidetracked, turn on my back
Heavy with the gravity glide
And I'm nobody's boy
Just your wet clothes hanging on the line
[Verse 2]
Red tail, look at her sail
Going for the money on the moon
She goes high up, her beak gets stuck
La-da-da-da listen to her tune
Now she's nobody's bird
Just a red grape hanging on the vine
[Verse 3]
Cactus, practice
Everyday awake at 5:03
Greeting the hot sun of a gun
Condo in a succulent city
Wearing nobody's pants
Just a sharp suit busy with the ants
[whistling]
[Verse 4]
The white snow, look at her flow
Riding on thе wind to meet the roof
It's a long way from heaven to hay
Falling on thе hill to make a poof
Around everybody's mind
Is wrapped a blanket of another kind
[Verse 5]
Time, time, where's the time?
Have another glass of purple tea
If it's okay, I'd like to stay
Even though you recently met me
Hell, I'm not even here
I'm just a bubble floating in your beer (fear)
[whistling]
Cactus Practice was written by Adrianne Lenker.