Birds Fly Over Me

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The debut single from Amateur Ornithologist, taken from the album Birdwatching.

Recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020-21, remotely and socially distanced.

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Birds fly over me
Take me to the place where you are waiting patiently
Gratefully I know that you’ll see
Birds fly over me
Helps you to believe in me with no naivety
And how bizarre we know we are

From my perch
An aspect of the world below
So to my search
The player of a cameo

And then she glides beside
Descending to a dive

Birds fly over me
Take me to the place where you are waiting patiently
Gratefully I know that you’ll see
Birds fly over me
Helps you to believe in me with no naivety
And how bizarre we know we are

Migrate again
Formation change; my hollow bones
I lose a friend
I’m going where the wind will blow

And in the lift and drag
There isn’t good or bad

Birds fly over me
Take me to the place where you are waiting patiently
Gratefully I know that you’ll see
Birds fly over me
Helps you to believe in me with no naivety
And how bizarre we know we are

But when the birds have flown
You won’t be on your own
Won’t be lonely any longer
When the birds have flown
You won’t be on your own
With something you won’t squander
When the birds have flown
You won’t be on your own
Won’t be lonely any longer
When the birds have flown
You won’t be on your own
With something you won’t squander

Birds fly over me
Take me to the place where you are waiting patiently
Gratefully I know that you’ll see
Birds fly over me
Helps you to believe in me with no naivety
And how bizarre we know we are

Birds fly over me
Take me to the place where you are waiting patiently
Where I see you and you see me

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released April 16, 2021
Written by Daniel J Clifford

Vocals and synths by Daniel J Clifford
Guitars, bass and handclaps by Harbourmaster
Drums and percussion by Matt Hardy
Brass by Lee Morris (Creative Sessions)

Produced and recorded by Harbourmaster at Harbourmaster Productions, South Shields
Drums recorded by Oliver Baldwin at J&J Studio, Bristol

Cover art by Kylie Ann Ford
Photography by Jenny Rohde

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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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