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Miss the River

from M​ā​tuku by Follower

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This is a fairly obvious lockdown song, reflecting on how much I miss the river.

lyrics

I think I took it for granted
Stone grey and turquoise blue
I think I took it as given
Water flowing so rich and true

I know I took it as routine
rising with the pink sunrise
and rolling out onto the Plain
where the braid winds it's way to the sea.

Now everything is brick and concrete

Now everything is brick and concrete
We keep our distance in the street
The nature of our home is changed
The nature of our world my never be the same

Oh how it makes me miss the river
Smooth stone and cold water
Vast expanse to the mountains and the sky
The wind's rush and the black bill's cry...

The way the tern soars
As it hunts in the waters
Alert and searching
Then diving beneath

The way the harrier flies
great swooping arcs in the sky
finding thermal currents to climb
And searching with an eagle eye

Now everything is brick and concrete

Now everything is brick and concrete
We keep our distance in the street
The nature of our home is changed
The nature of our world my never be the same

Oh how it makes me miss the river
Smooth stone and cold water
Vast expanse to the mountains and the sky
The wind's rush and the black bill's cry...

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from M​ā​tuku, released June 19, 2020
written, played and produced by Greg Stanley

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Hi all,
My name's greg and I'm a musician in Christchurch New Zealand. I work full time as a restoration ecologist and am pretty keen on making music whenever I get the chance. I play a bunch of instruments and do some amateur recording. It's all for the love of self-expression and the sharing of thought. thanks for finding my band camp page and reading this far down. get in touch if you're keen. ... more

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