such a common bird - ane brun

Written by Wendy McNeill
Ane Brun is a songwriter, guitarist and vocalist originally from Norway. Since 2000 she has lived in Stockholm, Sweden, where she started her own independent record label DetErMine Records together with The Tiny´s leadsinger Ellekari Larsson in 2002.

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I am a lone wolf
a beauty and a beast
both hunter and hunted
soft tounge and sharp teeth
I´m toned from my travels
yet raw from this road
as I drink from storm puddles
and the stories I´m told

Help me figure this out
help me figure you in
you´re a shadow to me
that I echo when I sing
Help me figure this out
help me figure you in
To this simple little melody

I have seen angels
they were sleeping in gutters
they were standing in bank lines
they were jumping from towers
they were calling like seagulls
but nobody heard
such a beautiful message
from such a common bird

We want freedom for ourselves
but we can´t give it to each other
We want peace between nations
yet we battle with our lovers
we´re blinded by billboards
and trying to get ahead
choking on ambition
and the words left unsaid

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• Ane Brun
• Wendy McNeill
• duets

[MonicaHendrika]

Che meraviglia Pat! E' bellissimo!

[ierogamos]

:-)

baci!

[robertodedomenico]

"we´re blinded by billboards

and trying to get ahead

choking on ambition"

..grazie pat,, r.

[alexairlie]

Superb !

[TheoryOfAll]

This is so beautiful..

[Jermexmachina]

the lyrics draw tears like a razor draws blood.

she kills me softly, and like a phoenix I am reborn.

[SebastienCade]

Is it wrong that the lyrics had me crying. They're just amazing! I'm just getting into her but wow...

[Truds1000]

Nightingale was up all night in constant prayer with her Angels for the people in Japan. Alex, her son is living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He moved there from NY in February on an Author Grant to start a theater company there. He emailed and asked to skype at 11pm Thursday night (13 hour difference in time from Carolina) He never came online to mail or talk. So this bird resorted to what Nightingales do and stayed up in meditation for all involved. He is ok now! Join me in prayer for all Japan!

[LightTamara]

G-d the lyrics are PURE TRUTH

[RichardJ60]

This is Wendy McNeill featuring Ane Brun when it comes down to it!

[epkeristhesexxx]

this song is like lifes theme song. where all just one big contradiction...

[futumama1]

Many and more and more beatiful.....nothing to say....perfect !

[VEBE333]

Ane Brun is amazing alone or in duet

[pawisaur]

ane brun sssssh, wendy is better alone...