Car Door Life Raft

by zeitklein

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we’ve got to get out of this place
but all in good time and without losing too much face
call it a holiday from which you simply won’t return
looked at another way or on a slightly different timescale
they’re only waves breaking on sand that took a million years to form
they’re old food cans like satellites
sending back reminders miles from sight
but sometimes i wish there were just a little bit less of everything
we’re only made of cotton wool, tin foil and a life-size dose of heartbreak

the things it took
the chances of all being aligned are very slim
so tell me what’s on your mind
is it the tiny ripple starting far from shore
which we know in a few short years will crash at this door?

they’re only waves breaking on towns that took a million lives to form
they’re just old men and sycophants sending out their signals
making plans
but sometimes i wish there were just a little bit less of everything
we’re only made of cotton wool, sheer hope
and a life-size dose of heartbreak

if you see me floating by with a car door as a raft
if you see me on my way, wave from your spacecraft

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released March 1, 2024
Music and production: Andrew Bashford-Squires.
Lyric and vocal: David Shah.

Watch the video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5NJHpbe_Xg

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zeitklein Nottingham, UK

zeitklein began in the Spring of 2021 when London singer David Shah (Luxembourg, The Melting Ice Caps) and Nottingham musician Bash Bashford (The Reductor) started collaborating on new music.

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