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Sea of Tranquillity
05:32
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Sea of Tranquillity
As they left gravity behind
I followed in my mind
And left the Earth behind
Astronauts on the moon
Leaping in slow motion
Making footprints on the sea
The Sea of Tranquillity
I left the Earth behind
I followed them in my mind
And left gravity behind
Until dinner time
Earth is the size of a dinner plate
Sailing across the table
A crashing sound and in its wake
Silence and a trickle of blood
Mother and father are holograms
On a derelict space station
Waving to me, waving to me
Across the emptiness
Mouthing words I cannot hear
Flickering in unreality
Flickering in unreality
Flickering in unreality
Astronauts on the moon
Leaping in slow motion
Making footprints on the sea
The Sea of Tranquillity
Thousands of miles from gravity
Lies the Sea of Tranquillity
In a secret world inside of me
Lies the Sea of Tranquillity
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What Did You Do in the Wilderness
What did you do in the wilderness?
What did you see in the wilderness?
Did you get lost in the wilderness?
Did you get lost in the wilderness?
Did you know yourself in the wilderness?
Did you find success in the wilderness?
Did you find loneliness in the wilderness?
Did you sense where you were in the wilderness?
What did you do in the wilderness?
Did you get lost in the wilderness?
Did you feel the warmth upon your face?
Did you see the rain upon the leaves?
Did you cast away your innocence?
Did you try to get it back again?
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Naraha
06:32
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Naraha
All is silent where once there was sound
Now there is no-one around
Do the birds still sing?
If stand before the rows of empty houses
Do you hear anything?
Authorities monitor the evacuated town
You must have a permit to enter
Naraha
Naraha
The schoolyard resounds with voices
Only in memory
People walk the streets
Only in dream
Animals left behind roam the streets
The windows of the supermarket are boarded over
No-one is here
No-one can live here anymore
In Naraha
Naraha
Telephones ring in empty rooms
We’re lost
Telephones ring in empty rooms
We’re lost
Is this you town?
Is this the road we’ve turned down?
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A Child, Part 1: Tadpole
04:42
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Tadpole
Oh the humiliation of it all
A tadpole in a jar
Oh the confusion
Oh the confusion
Oh the humiliation of it all
A tadpole in a jar
Why do you corner me?
Do you corner me for fun?
To get revenge for something
Someone else has done?
I was just a child
I was just a child
My heart goes out to you
For you are
A tadpole in a jar
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A Child, Part 2: Prayer
02:39
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Prayer
Love and kindness
Come to us
Give us protection
Stay with us
Give us protection
Love and kindness
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Mirror
03:42
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Mirror
The white dovecote that stands alone
Among the vines has many doors
The garden cellar has a roof of grass
Workers work in quiet sheds
Among the barrels of fermenting wine
And decades later, your name on a mirrored sign
On which the gold paint is peeling but the name
Is still clear, it is this reflection that draws me near
The smoke has cleared, no engines run
The station is in ruins
Time lies scattered on the floor
Tall weeds hide the sleepers
A hall in memory of a drowned young man
In a town now flooded by signs and voices
An old silence remains and is still there to hear
It is this silence that draws me near
And I look into this mirror
Called Reynella
The air was cooler and strange with fennel
When we rode across the bridge
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What Did You Do in the Wilderness; Reprise
What did you do in the wilderness?
Did you get lost in the wilderness?
And when you left the wilderness
How did it look to you?
Did you know what you were there for?
Did you find what you wanted?
Who was your guide?
What were you told?
Did you believe what you heard?
Did you hear a slamming door?
Did you see the rows of houses?
Did you know what to say?
Were you afraid of the night?
Did you remember your name?
Who were your friends?
Were you fed and clothed?
Did you hear voices?
Did you feel love?
Did you feel shame?
What did you do?
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David Creese England, UK
David Creese, founder of The Dumb Earth (Melbourne, Aust. 1993-2006)
and Mysteries (Mel, Aust. 2001-
2005),
drummer for Lizard Train (Adelaide, Aust. 1985-1996),
now occupied with self released albums of songs & narrations and composing music for the films of
Jason Tovey.
Latest album is Rocky the Clown & Other Follies. Spirit Monitors (2021) is a collaboration with Mike Cooper (YSF).
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