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Recorded remotely during quarantine for the NPR Tiny Desk Contest. Now available for your listening pleasure.
lyrics
When a comet split the sky
The sky was blue the stars were bright
I was dreaming, I was feeling,
I was easy, I had nothing to complain about
The comet burst, the sky it crumbled
there were all kinds of crazy shapes
and I danced and then I stumbled
and then I collapsed and I broke my plate
There was a spot, a little house there
a little place to fold my pillow
a little star shed, that feeds the willow
a little over from the juniper tree
Preserve me any wonder
Preserve me all my dreams
Preserve the rain and thunder
Brush my hair as I fall asleep
The sharp spikes of little cactus
the little jumpers that come up so quick
to feel like there’s no tomorrow
to feel like this is all there is
Preserve me any wonder
Preserve me any dreams
Preserve the rain and thunder
Brush my hair as I fall asleep
Is there any other question to be answered
than where the shooting stars land when they fall
It’s just the way the weight and gravity are transferred
That they burn up and never touch the earth at all
And here I am back in the city
at least I’m close enough for my own taste
and am I ever gonna leave here
I don’t really know, it’s not up to me
Preserve me any wonder
Preserve me all my dreams
Preserve the rain and thunder
Brush my hair as I fall asleep
credits
released May 1, 2020
Sam Small - Vocals / Acoustic Guitar / Songwriter
Burleigh Drummond - Drums
Wayne Whittaker - Bass
Nigel Wilson - Organ
John Would - Electric Guitar / Mixing
Taylor Plenn - Saxophone
Kevin Riggin - Clarinet
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