Balaenoptera Borealis

from Video et Taceo by Construction & Destruction

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lyrics

Balaenoptera Borealis,
you are rare to breach the sea.
An ostracised colossus, mistaking
dry land for relief.
Two involuntary organs
asphyxiate beneath their weight.
Two involuntary organs.
Two involuntary organs!

Blow! Lo! Blow!
The general has burnt our boats.
He is stiffening our resolve.
He is narrowing our berth--
Blow! Low blow!
You had a bird in the hand.
you had bleached ribs on a beach!

We had a hand in this.
We couldn't beat a retreat.
The body remembers--
the body remembers.
We called, and heard only ourselves.
And then nothing, nor anyone.
Geographies flattened and dissolved.
We resolved: here be dragons.

Blow! Lo! Blow!
The general has burnt our boats.
He is stiffening our resolve.
He is narrowing our berth--
Blow! Low blow!
You had a bird in the hand.
you had bleached ribs on a beach!
You had a hand in this!
You had a hand in this!
You had a hand in this!
You had a hand in this!

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from Video et Taceo, released August 1, 2009

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