Did Kacey Musgraves Write ‘Cardinal’ for Me? | Sojourners

Did Kacey Musgraves Write ‘Cardinal’ for Me?

“Deeper Well” is a reminder to slow down, go outside, and appreciate what we have.
The image shows the cover of Kacey Musgraves' album "Deeper Well," in which she is holding a red flower.
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AFTER MY GRANDMA died, I began to pay attention to cardinals. She loved watching birds through her kitchen windows, and the memorial cards at her funeral displayed an illustration of a cardinal. After that, every cardinal I saw felt like a message sent by my grandma from heaven, reminding me that she was looking out for me, and that she wasn’t really gone, not fully.

So, when I listened to “Cardinal,” the first track on Kacey Musgraves’ latest album Deeper Well, I felt like Musgraves wrote the song for me.

“Cardinal,” she sings, “are you bringing me a message from the other side?”

With songs about finding peace and falling in love, growing up and maturing, Deeper Well is spiritually grounding. A reminder to slow down, go outside, and appreciate what we have.

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