If You Dig It (copyright D.Dagenais July 23, 2013)
I don’t look like Harrison Ford
I’ve never owned a pistol or a whip
I haven’t spent much time
Running for my life
But I have spent weeks down in a pit
It’s not Hollywood and it’s not glamorous
We don’t get Oscars or sidewalk stars for this
The rewards come in sherds a million little bits
But it’s all still treasure if you dig it.
I’ve never own a single hat that looked liked that
I’ve never met a Nazi villain
I spend my days cataloguing crap
And writing papers about ruins
It’s more academic than action oriented
But you don’t get shot at and no one really wants you dead
Rewards come in sherds a million little bits
But it’s all still treasure if you dig it
Indiana can save the planet
While I record the artifacts
Between the layers and the granite
Then back fill the holes
To save them for tomorrow
Cause they aren’t ours to keep
They’re only ours to borrow
I’ve never spent too much time in deathly peril
I’ve never run from a rolling rock
I spend time washing bits of pottery
Then carefully pack them in a box
It’s not the movies
It’s not Hollywood
We mostly don’t get famous
Even though maybe we should
Rewards come in sherds a million little bits
But it’s all still treasure if you dig it.
It’s all still treasure if you dig it.
Introspective, homespun folk tunes from John Donne that feel informed by the sugary bleakness of '80s and '90s indie pop. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 1, 2023