Dirty Projectors

Beautiful Mother

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Beautiful mother up ahead of us
Can you see us play inside the waves
Beautiful moment on the ridge at dusk
Can you see us play among the waves

We are swimming in a simple rhythm
We are swimming in a rhythm as the same voice
We are listening into how to sing a simple rhythm
Listen to a new song

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firstgreenroom On Jun 30, 2010

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firstgreenroom

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2010-06-30 17:04:13

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by srsizzy

15y ago

This song is amazing life. Had the audience cheering every time they hit the non-lyrical vocals.

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by srsizzy 15y ago

and by life, I mean live.

by Calum111

15y ago

perhaps it's about humpback whales (someone, somewhere said that this album was a conversation between amber and a whale) that sing during mating season - all the whales in one particular area sing the same song that is constantly evolving, but they always keep up on the trend of how the song has changed. It takes a few years for all of the elements of the song to change into a completely different song. It's a loose-ish connection but the swimming together and singing together and the "listen to a new song" and the apparent concept of the album seems to reflect this little fact about humpback whales!

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