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Danube

by The Birdwatchers

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lyrics

Flow from the trees
Black forest to the Black Sea
Couldn't you believe
That it's not on my heart
Not on my sleeve
My mind's blown
Watch the way the river ebbs and flows
Its will, like that of
The silvery willows that
Seem to dance and move on their own
See a man on a flat-bottomed boat
He brings warnings of the ominous
Desperate drone

But we need a

Sacrifice
Throw yourself into the river
At least now you are
Saving your friends
Consciousness is traced by darkened
Shapes and tapping sounds
Cut it up
Make it academic so the
Fucks'll believe you saying
Everything hits
Just a little different when you're
Stapled to the ground

Awful timing
Awful timing
Add it to the pile
Awful timing
Awful timing
Add it to the pile

Bruised ego, your internal bleed
Its trace creates this melancholy scene
Lush grow the grasses and
The aging tomb, this wooden well
The spectral groom, oh can't you tell
Bound to the room, silk stand from hell
Something to sell
Something to

Hand-drawn anime racer zone
Fuck the Fed, fuck your houses, fuck your mortgage and loans
Oh no, no, please, Uncle Sam I'm sure it was a mistake
For all but the few who you denied estates

I wouldn't have asked you if I'd known the answer
I wouldn't have asked you if I'd known it's faster
Stuck living a morbid modern life
Stop giving 'em more useless advice

I wouldn't have asked you if I'd known the answer
I wouldn't have asked you if I'd known it's faster
Stuck living a morbid modern life
Stop giving 'em more useless advice

Speak the devil into existence
Glossolalia is the business
The worst is yet to come
There's so much more to be done

Sacrifice
Throw yourself into the river
At least now you are
Saving your friends
Consciousness is traced by darkened
Shapes and tapping sounds
Cut it up
Make it academic so the
Fucks'll believe you saying
Everything hits
Just a little different when you're
Stapled to the ground
Not enough
Try to make your money from them
Say it'll save their soul
Cut it out, shit
Learn to leave while you're ahead
Before you lose it all

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released December 8, 2021

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The Birdwatchers Columbia, Missouri

Combining pop songwriting with layers of distortion, often melancholic lyrics, and a complete disregard for genre boundaries to provide a uniquely challenging listen, The Birdwatchers are an experimental rock band based out of Columbia and Kansas City, MO ... more

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