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Birdsong
04:17
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Songbird sing
Sing your song
From your branch
In the dawn
Mark your turf
Sing it loud
Build a nest
In the clouds
What a song
Beautiful birdsong
What a song
Beautiful birdsong
Songbird take
Wing and fly
Effortless
In the sky
Oh to be
Without shame
Be like you
Without blame
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Nobody
05:27
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Could go this way
Could go that
Nobody knows
Imagine that
There is nobody
No superhero
To make it all better
Make it all go
Away
When money is paper
And paper is gold
What then is dear
Oh what can I hold
Onto
Economy
Makes our life good
Food on the table
In a neigbourhood
But too many hunger
While too few dine
Let’s get this sorted
Let’s get it right
We all want to live together
In peace and harmony
We all want to live together
So why can’t we
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Schwa
05:22
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Fisherman
05:42
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Every day a fisherman
Comes back home with empty hands
Skunked again
Outa luck again
Is he throwing too much line
Or is he just out of his mind
Reel him in
Let him spin
Gotta land the big one
Have to bring the big one
Home to you
Yes I do
Gonna land the big one
Have to bring the big one
Home to you
Started out his happy place
A pastime to find some space
Away from you
Not too far from you
A quiet place to hear the sound
That’s always there just out of bounds
I know I can
I know I will
Bring it home
I'll make you proud
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Outro
02:05
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We have all the time
We have all the time
There is
There is so much time
There is so much time
We have
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Merlin Ball Vancouver, British Columbia
Merlin Ball draws on many musical atmospheres to create a singular space and mood. Net result: indie-driven stuff that blazes along under sombre skies and brilliant sunrises. How do you talk to someone 10,000 years away? This is Merlin Ball's attempt.
Merlin Ball recommends:
DRIFT Series 1 - Complete
by Underworld
Amazing stuff. It does not get better than Underworld.
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One Cello x 16: Natoma
by Zoe Keating
Got this album a couple years ago and love it. Dreamy, percussive, tuneful.
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The music and experimentation coming out of Hel Audio is exciting and very, very cool. Heard about this particular artist via the 99% Invisible podcast a few years ago. Ok Ikumi is go-to chill music.
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