1. |
Church for sale
03:14
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There are many mansions in my father's house
In my father's house
Our shell might be for sale
But not our soul
Not our soul
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2. |
Polaris
03:58
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Take a train
To the North
Don't look back
A new track
Hide a word
In your mouth
Make a friend
Play a game
Take a train
Any train
Cold blue face
North Star
Find a place with no name
Sing a song without shame
Follow the North Star
in the night
Follow the North Star
A new life
Take a train
Any train
Long track snake
North Star
Hide a word
In your mouth
Take a train
Any train
Find a place
With no name
In the night
Follow the North Star
In the night
Follow the North Star
A new life
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3. |
Mbembe
05:32
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Can you hear the drums?
Do you see their shadow?
A man made of wood
Now reclaimed by the jungle
Can you hear the drums?
Once a tree then a drum
Then a ghost eaten by rain
Can you hear the drums?
Rumors of rain
I hear
Rumors of rain
I saw them in the dark
Statues from the past
A woman and a child
A fierce warrior
Once a tree then a drum
Then a ghost eaten by rain
Can you hear the drums?
Rumors of rain
I want to see them again
Rumors of rain
I want to hear them again
Rumors of rain
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4. |
Call of the wild
03:54
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Sticks and stones and old bones
Dead bugs and empty nests
He had too much around him
But not enough inside
How do you draw the song of a bird?
How do you catch the wind?
From his castle in the sky
He heard the call of the wild
That day
He walked away
Towards the tallest trees
He walked without knowing
Without getting lost
Small under the big sky
He kept his eyes closed
When he came back
He gave her a forest
From his castle in the sky
He heard the call of the wild
Feathers and snow flakes
Eggshells and empty nests
He had so much around him
He needed an empty space
How do you draw the scent of a flower?
How do you catch the wind?
From his castle in the sky
He heard the call of the wild
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5. |
935 St. Nick's Avenue
03:25
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I'm walking in the city
Always so new
Already so old
Up and down in the city
The river flows
The wind is cold
In the city
In the city
Getting lost in the city
Smiling at ghosts on St. Nick's Avenue
I'm walking in the city
You'll be on that hill boy
Even if you miss the train
I'm walking in the city
The big city
In the city
In the city
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6. |
The Milky Way
04:54
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I have never been to Berlin
Or the Tokyo Bay
Have you ever seen Brisbane?
The streets of Mandalay?
We'll go together one day
No maps bags or hideaway
Just our little red car
On the lonely highway
We would reinvent the wheel
Stopping in every café
Along the way
I have never been to Bombay
Or to Santa Fe
Our rocket will go to the moon
And to the Milky Way
When I close my eyes
I see the shimmering lights
When I close my eyes
I go places
Play your best driving music
Let's go to the Milky Way
Let's go to the Milky Way
When I close my eyes
When I close my eyes
I see the shimmering lights
When I close my eyes
I go places
Every night
A new home
When we're on the road
Every turn
A new hope
When we're on the road
Every stop
A new start
When we're on the road
Let's go to the Milky Way
When we're on the road
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7. |
Minniesland
02:51
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Everything is falling into place
Like a jigsaw puzzle
Like bricks in a wall
It just takes
A little more work
To put the atoms together
To find the last bird
Everything is coming together
Like flour and water
This perfect place
I will know when you are close
From Minniesland to Birdland
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8. |
Terra Incognita
04:25
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What is the distance
Between air and there?
What's the intention
Before you dare
To wake the monster?
There is no dead end
Beyond the horizon
Here be dragons
Don't stir the muddy water
Let's create a brand new color
Like a ship in the river
Do not lose your only anchor
Don't stir the muddy water
Let's vanish in a new color
Don't stir the muddy water
Here be dragons
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9. |
Love song in A minor
03:10
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Out of thin air she appeared
In the crisp morning light
She did a little dance
And she smiled
She doesn't care
If it's wrong or if it's right
She thanks the light
Wouldn't take no for an answer
She doesn't like
Dark rooms or closed doors
People know her for her kindness
And then she moves
Wildly
Gracefully
She moves me
When she moves in my eyes
She moves in my heart
As life itself
As life itself
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10. |
Little waves
02:58
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Little waves
You come and go
Never high
Never low
Little waves inside of me
Take me back
To the secret sea
Little waves
In the starry night
Starfish are
Your satellites
Little waves
Crash in the sand
Your music will never end
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11. |
First sign
04:16
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Walking in my head
Just the other day
The haze, the heat, the wind
Pulled me in
Couldn't turn away
How do you know the first sign
Tell me all about the first time
Do you remember the first sign
No words said
Picture in your head
The first time
Waiting for your words
By the silent sea
A shining beacon
Like a blinding dream
A new life, new time, new signs
Were coming to me
Hazy memories
Sail away from me
How do you know the first sign
Tell me all about the first time
Do you remember the first sign
No words said
Picture in your head
The first time
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12. |
Mélodie du bonheur
03:21
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Sweet memories
Bittersweet melodies
Take me back to the long Sundays
Where nothing was solved
But everything changed
Kicking leaves
In the pouring rain
Grey sky
Brown sugar pie
Songs for the ones who left
And the ones to come next
Blue sky
Brown sugar pie
Your favorite song on the radio
Blue sky
Brown sugar pie
Birds singing after the rain
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Royo New York, New York
Originally from Belgium, multi-instrumentalist Thierry Royo is a member of the music collective Pablo’s Eye and the global groove band Casa Mantequilla. He also plays bass with various West African bands. He lives with his family in New York City.
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