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The Ships

from The Amber of Memory by 200 lurkers

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send me the ships, old friend | the boats that you promised to send | drawn by your very own hand | alight with fire and flame, sparkling in red and in blue | send me the ships that you drew | the first time i laid eyes on you | in a crowded central station | in the shadow of an angel | whose flightless wings spread and covered | it was too dark to see me blush, too loud to hear me stutter | where is the fleet, my dear? | the one that you swore was so near | i persist through each night | and strain my eyes beyond sight i lose hope that they'll ever be here | where is the fleet my dear? | the last time i laid eyes on you | in a noisy foreign airport | by the demon with his jeweled sword | whose gilded crown shone and glistened | when you answered 'i do not' i did not really listen | where are the ships, my love? | the boats that you promised to carve | made of the wood from the Ark | i'd send them faster than thought up the river that passes his home | how else will i make myself known? | 'i left the trees where they stood | to be quite honest i wouldn't waste the wood | to burn my boats on a distant shore | to call out to someone who hears no more...' |

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from The Amber of Memory, released December 5, 2015
introducing Juliet Vogtner on vocals

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200 lurkers Cologne, Germany

Two friends, two continents, a series of happy accidents. What once began as an exchange of letters morphed into a collaborative process of crafting songs from opposite sides of the Atlantic. The resulting catalog reflects the patina of many rounds of revision and accumulation. 200 Lurkers blends two distinct musical aesthetics into songs that feature glimmering moments and makeshift voices. ... more

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