Bird

from The Mission Sessions by Those Nervous Animals

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BIRD

The whole world is in the centre of my fist
And we know the future
We're gonna fly to a desert training camp
With a game plan to lose the moves and grooves
Your body wants to do automatically
A bird came in the room of Muhammad Ali
While he was there reclining
His eyes were half closed, but he wasn't asleep
He was talking with his good friend, Bundini

For all I know, not a word of this is true

How can you dance without the wind in your hands
How can you laugh when your heart is full
how can you learn when you always win
Mercy for the beaten bull?

Bird, a headache in this darkened room
Is that what you have become?
Just a headache in this darkened room
Is that what you have become?

What is this act of life?
Are we all just trancin' through?
what is this act of life?
Are we all just trancin' through?

I bet I can hold my breath five minutes under water
I bet if I hold my breath, we can stay this way for hours
I bet if I hold my breath, we can stay this way for ever

How can you laugh?
How can you move?
How can you dance without the wind in your hands
How can you laugh when your heart is full
How can you learn when you always win
Mercy for the beaten bull?

A bird flew in the room of Muhammad Ali
While he was there reclining
His eyes were half closed but he wasn’t asleep
He was talking with his good friend, Bundini.
For all I know, not a word of this is true.

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from The Mission Sessions, released March 26, 2021
Susan Rowland: Vocals
Padraig Meehan: Guitars
Eddie Lee: Bass
Paul Gurney: Guitar
Trevor Knight: Keyboards
Tom Jamieson: Drums, Percussion
Anna Houston: Cello, String Arrangement
Niamh Crowley: Violin
Frances Bell: Viola

Produced By: Those Nervous Animals
Engineered By: Paul Gurney
Mixed By: James Blennerhassett
Mastered By: David Glasser

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