I feel you like a norden hue?
You shiver like a leaf and wait for the summer
I know that you've been leaving too
To sing away the distance, sing to discover
I'll never find a reason to
Leave you like the seasons do
I'll sing you every song I know
And you will sing them better
Better than an echo
And know that you will walk alone
Even when you follow lines to the letter
I'll never find a reason to
Leave you like they do
So journey well, I know you will
Journey well, you will, I know
If you follow the songlines
No matter that your feet will fall
No matter that you fall away from the others
You're following the chorus call
So sing away the beast ?? follow
Never find a reason to
Leave you like the seasons do
I'll never find a reason to
Leave you like they do
Journey well, I know you will
Journey well, you will, I know
If you follow the songlines
Sing your away across farewells
And then you sing your way
Right back to me
Along that song
I hope I taught you well
The beast will always come
So sing yourself away from harm
Then sing your way back home
Journey well, I know you will
Journey well, you will, I know
If you follow the songlines
You shiver like a leaf and wait for the summer
I know that you've been leaving too
To sing away the distance, sing to discover
I'll never find a reason to
Leave you like the seasons do
And you will sing them better
Better than an echo
And know that you will walk alone
Even when you follow lines to the letter
I'll never find a reason to
Leave you like they do
Journey well, you will, I know
If you follow the songlines
No matter that you fall away from the others
You're following the chorus call
So sing away the beast ?? follow
Never find a reason to
Leave you like the seasons do
I'll never find a reason to
Leave you like they do
Journey well, you will, I know
If you follow the songlines
And then you sing your way
Right back to me
Along that song
I hope I taught you well
The beast will always come
So sing yourself away from harm
Then sing your way back home
Journey well, you will, I know
If you follow the songlines
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From Josh, “I wrote this track with Marcus from Jinja Safari. The collaboration came about when I heard a track being played in my local cafe and liked its style. I asked the owner who it was and she told me it was Jinja Safari. I asked my manager, Gregg, if he could hook up a co-write, and it turned out that Gregg actually manages Jinja Safari too. Serendipity.
The lyrical concept of ‘Songlines’ comes from a book I read which explained the beautiful tradition of Indigenous Australians passing on knowledge and also ways of navigating vast landscapes, through songs.
It occurred to me that since I use songwriting as a way of processing my own thoughts, as well as songs being a type of musical diary for me, that I was creating Songlines for my own kids, to pass on whatever (possibly questionable) wisdom to them, so that they can navigate their way across the landscape of the life we’re building together.”