08 The Cardinal and I

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The Cardinal and I

I saw a cardinal and wanted it to change my life,
but it’s just a bird.
We share the lines of infinite direction,
but chose cannon into wall.

Fluorescent skies of palest skin.
I survive by stealing time from pipedreams hidden deep behind my eyes.
It’s a curse that we share as we drone on.
We are fruitless, drained of life.

I know that if I had the cardinal’s wing,
a light would shine on everything and we’d be golden.
The cardinal and I are the same and we’re running out of days.
Flightless, born into a dying tree.

I always hitch my name to the wrong star.
But I prefer stars once they’ve fallen.

I should be spinning planets on my fingertips.
He should be miles high.
I could be God, He’d be my heart and we’d be rid of all of this.
Unforgiving, hopelessly we drift.

Dissolve like daylight.

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from echolyn - CD quality 44.1kHz/16 bit, released June 19, 2012
Words and lead vocals: Ray
Drums and percussion: Paul
Bass: Tom
Electric and acoustic guitars, hi-string and lap steel: Brett,
with an electric part from Ray
Piano, organ, Wurly, synths and glockenspiel: Chris
Backing vocals: Brett with a few from Ray, Tom, and Jacque
Piano noise intro: Ray, Chris and Tom

Drums, percussion, glockenspiel electric guitars recorded at Catapult Sound. Piano and organ recorded at Abington Friends School. Everything else recorded at Chateau du Fornance.

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