Name: Vivienne Mary's Song
Duration: P00H07M29S
Description: After many years of listening to me singing about all kinds of other women, my sister demanded a song of her own. That's the kind of impossible things sisters do. "Vivienne Mary's Song" was recorded off the desk at The Wine Cellar late 2015. No way round the rough sound & lack of editing. Is what it is.

Vivienne Mary's Song

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After many years of listening to me singing about all kinds of other women, my sister demanded a song of her own. That's the kind of impossible things sisters do. "Vivienne Mary's Song" was recorded off the desk at The Wine Cellar late 2015. No way round the rough sound & lack of editing. Is what it is.

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Vivienne Mary’s Song

the soul of a cat, the song of a bird
the strangest tune ever heard
taps its feet all the same
we live in heaven, heaven lives in us
in the stars & the dust
torn apart till we meet again

there’s a little girl standing on a stool
cherub arms stirring up some food
her crazy sayings, you’d want to write ‘em down
maybe i will when i get old
now i suppose that song’d be impossible to write
like digging up a rainbow for a pot of gold

the soul of a cat is the song of a bird
the truth is too absurd
but it’s still true
i made some mistakes, maybe too many
this morning i’m not making any
the sea is full, the sky is blue

i must be the luckiest man alive
sister, full is the sea, blue is the sky
i was lucky the day you were born, i’m lucky now
now there are no more songs to write
and the punk rock version’s just about good to roll
only need one more line

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released December 1, 2016
TJ Heraud

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Not The Merkins Auckland, New Zealand

Not The Merkins (formerly Jerome) was: Tim Heraud vocals/guitar, Dorland Bray guitar/vocals, Rewi McLay slide guitar/guitar/vocals, Joss Colling bass/vocals, Kerry Fraser drums/vocals

laughingcloudrecords.co.nz

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