Always the Titanic
from Hey, Big Splendour by Cathoel & the New Government
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lyrics
Always the Titanic
it’s not disaster
but it could be
if we don’t learn to use our eyes
not like the last one
I think it would be
a long & terribly dangerous time
oo ~ for the skin, eyes, ears & heart
for the skin, eyes, ears & heart
it’s not the plastics
it’s not the metals
not the stolen blood nor the mixed oil
it’s more skin-sized
it’s more fleshly
what I love, what my toil prays for
oo ~ for the skin, eyes, ears & heart
for the skin, eyes, ears & heart
these are the last days
it’s no secret
before the change of some kind will come
I look forward
I remember
& I’m still wrapped in my little
oo ~ skin, eyes, ears & heart
skin eyes ears & heart
it’s not disaster
but it could be...
it’s not disaster
but it could be
if we don’t learn to use our eyes
not like the last one
I think it would be
a long & terribly dangerous time
oo ~ for the skin, eyes, ears & heart
for the skin, eyes, ears & heart
it’s not the plastics
it’s not the metals
not the stolen blood nor the mixed oil
it’s more skin-sized
it’s more fleshly
what I love, what my toil prays for
oo ~ for the skin, eyes, ears & heart
for the skin, eyes, ears & heart
these are the last days
it’s no secret
before the change of some kind will come
I look forward
I remember
& I’m still wrapped in my little
oo ~ skin, eyes, ears & heart
skin eyes ears & heart
it’s not disaster
but it could be...
credits
from Hey, Big Splendour,
released July 29, 2011
Mark Rogers: guitar, lap steel
Natalia Paruz: musical saw
Gjilberta Gelaj: cello
Cathoel Jorss: song & voice
Taylor Ryan: engineer, mix & mastering
Mark Rogers: guitar, lap steel
Natalia Paruz: musical saw
Gjilberta Gelaj: cello
Cathoel Jorss: song & voice
Taylor Ryan: engineer, mix & mastering
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Cathoel & the New Government Melbourne, Australia
a collective of musicians who love jazz, folk, funk, punk, country, poetry, & silence. we met on subways & on the street, in cafes & bars, at gigs, in Melbourne, Brisbane & New York.
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Jul 2011
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