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Prelude
02:19
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Canary's Dream
02:52
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Part I: The Village
02:34
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The Wind, The Mine
04:16
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Canary’s song echoes in the mine now
A hollow beat responds from below,
Beneath the granite clouds of ashes
The wolves are feeding in the snow.
They call this the face of progress
Endless riches beneath the earth,
Sparrow’s song is out of key now
As the hammers pound against the dirt.
The wounded dog sits by the fireplace
Recovery is a full-time job,
The world outside just falls apart now
Canary still sings through the fog.
Wolves they peer into the mineshaft
Canary hidden in the dark,
The hollow beat has disappeared now
A violent wind erupts from the hearth.
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Radio Tower
02:56
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On every hour
There's a radio tower
Pushing signals way up
Through the stratosphere
But no one can hear them
The voices just turn into dust.
Miners used to dream of a place so serene
They'd save up and move there someday
The Radio voices spoke of an oasis
Until the wind came and took it all away.
The village ceased to function
As weeds covered the junction
And feral dogs took over the homes
Wolves filled the stables
Ivy choked the cables
That flung to the shafts down below.
Never again will the radio send
The waves, they just bend
Never again will the radio send
The waves, they just bend
Never again will the radio send
It's come to an end.
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Behind a Locked Door
02:57
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Who Becomes the Canary?
02:39
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Who becomes a canary,
Who becomes a wounded dog,
Who will rise up from the smoke and the wreckage
And carry us out of the fog?
Who shines the light on the hateful,
And shows the broken how to mend,
Who gives purpose to the lost and the aimless
And finds a place to bring them in?
Who becomes the canary,
Who becomes the wounded dog,
Who will rise up from the smoke and the wreckage
And carry us up out of the fog?
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Don't Look Away
04:05
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Turn your eyes to the window
And don't look away.
Spent months with lingering thoughts now
And they're coming home to stay.
Nothing new in the mailbox
Nothing new on the TV screen.
Finding new ways to break out
Finding new ways to be seen.
Fires spread across the landscape
Tin cans land on the moon.
Endless oceans of conflict
Endless moments, not a moment too soon.
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A Collective Yawn
05:35
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M.G. Clark Denver, Colorado
M.G. Clark creates soundscapes and songs using guitars, synths, vocals, noise loops, and horns. In addition to more than 10
years of self-released music, Clark has collaborated with visual artists and filmmakers on sound design and scoring.
His newest release "Who Becomes the Canary?" is out now.
For older albums, see also: newsjoe.bandcamp.com
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