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The Murmuration
05:20
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Falling Feathers
Dance the early evening wing
Slip the zephyr
Witness avian in sync
Whirling exchange
Sway and wave the day away
Shifting membrane
Turning tail the dusk prevails
I see the murmuration up in the sky and I say
Why do good stories end and why do feelings die?
I see the murmuration up in the sky
And why, oh, why do feelings die?
Wheeling plumage
Hypnotise from purple skies
Nightly blooming
Contract and bend in floating time
I see the murmuration up in the sky and I say
Why do good stories end and why do feelings die?
I see the murmuration up in the sky
And why, oh, why do feelings...
Talon and tail
Beak and bone
Thousands cast in unison
Stretch and drop
Swoop and hold
There's safety in numbers
But the credits roll
I see the murmuration up in the sky and I say
Why do good stories end and why do feelings die?
I see the murmuration up in the sky
And why, oh, why do feelings...
When I hear the beginners’ call
Instead I see the curtain fall
When I hear that my ship’s come in
I see the shoreline flooding
When the order comes down, “engage”
I sit and write the final page
When they told me that I’d go far
I turned and sang The Last Hurrah
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Even This Boy
03:53
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On the threshold
When I hear home
Calling me, calling me
Somehow I walk in
And order two gins
One for me, two for me
Then I’m sat down
Once friends are found
Sip, frown
Feel out of place
I’ve shown my face
Sip, frown
So it goes…
Catch the glint of the light
No one to look in the eyes
Flailing limbs embraced by the night
I can hide in clear view
Could never lie with these moves
Even this boy knows what to do
With the cross fade
All my nerve fails
Eyes abound, sitting down
Feeling distanced
From all existence
Another town, dressing gown
And if I rush
I’d catch the bus
Home, alone
Or should I wait
Catch up with mates
Home, alone
So it goes…
Catch the glint of the light
No one to look in the eyes
Flailing limbs embraced by the night
I can hide in clear view
Could never lie with these moves
Even this boy knows what to do
Catch the glint of the light
No one to look in the eyes
Flailing limbs embraced by the night
I can hide in clear view
Could never lie with these moves
Even this boy knows what to do
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Amateur Ornithologist Gateshead, UK
Weird pop group from North East England. The band’s neurodivergent members have found a home for their musical expressions; fusing pop, orchestral, jazz and rock influences to create a grand melodic sound.
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Great songwriting and weird sounds. Pop as it should be!
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