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To the Teacher who Wrecked Me:

from Our Lady of Perpetual Hammer by Libby Hortop

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The People looked towards the beacon, towards the source of the voice and, as they looked, there appeared a Vision of Eventual Peace. And the Vision said, “I will bring you some hope. Everything seems broken, but I urge you to look closer. You are not broken, you are sound.”

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You're the one who cemented my feminist leanings,
'Cause you held all the girls in such low regard,
I remember correcting you in math class,
You just wrinkled your nose at me,

To the teacher who wrecked me:
I'm mending myself,
Though everything seemed broken,
'til I checked the seams,
To the girl that I was,
So many years ago:
If you saw me in the mirror,
Would it bring you some hope?

You complained when we flashed too much skin,
'Cause we weren't insecure enough for your tastes,
You made me scrub graffiti I didn't even write,
So I took my first mental health day,

To the teacher who wrecked me:
I'm mending myself,
Though everything seemed broken,
'til I checked the seams,
To the girl that I was,
So many years ago:
If you saw me in the mirror,
Would it bring you some hope?

I don't know much about math anymore,
But I've learned a few things about life,
I don't care much what they say anymore,
Gotta stand by your sisters and fight

To the teacher who wrecked me:
I'm mending myself,
Though everything seemed broken,
'til I checked the seams,
To the girl that I was,
So many years ago:
If you saw me in the mirror,
Would it bring you,
Would it bring you some hope?

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from Our Lady of Perpetual Hammer, released June 25, 2021
Libby Hortop: autoharp, voice
Cal Tranner: guitar, voice
Jason Sonier: bass
Chad Nesrallah: recording

The line, "Everything seemed broken 'til I checked the seams," was provided by Sheena Mac Isaac. Jenn Lion prompted me to write a song about a teacher I hated.

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Libby Hortop Ottawa, Ontario

In 2014, Libby Hortop bought an autoharp off Kijiji on a whim and began writing songs in the simplest, most uninhibited way possible. When she teamed up with seasoned guitarist and singer Cal Tranner, Libby & Cal was born. Their jangly strings and smooth vocal harmonies combine to create a unique but accessible sound. They have performed at Kaffé 1820, Roxham Woolgathering, Art House, and Pressed. ... more

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