Mamihlapinatapai
from Mother of Two by Roy de Smet
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lyrics
You were so young and I was younger still
and I was drowning myself in the soundtrack to that day.
That things had gotten out of hand did not occur to me until it hit me, with the sun, upon my head.
Going down to the basement, down the slip'ry stairs
whisp'ring charms and curses from another continent
and then, that look that you gave me with your eyebrows raised,
when I looked at you so longingly!
Is it the lark or the nightingale?
Covered with blankets and darkness, I can't tell which one
and I can't even be sure if it's a turtledove
or a raven watching over me
Perhaps, I should have wronged you -
it would be indifferent to me.
And then you may turn out a saviour -
and I perhaps a snake.
and I was drowning myself in the soundtrack to that day.
That things had gotten out of hand did not occur to me until it hit me, with the sun, upon my head.
Going down to the basement, down the slip'ry stairs
whisp'ring charms and curses from another continent
and then, that look that you gave me with your eyebrows raised,
when I looked at you so longingly!
Is it the lark or the nightingale?
Covered with blankets and darkness, I can't tell which one
and I can't even be sure if it's a turtledove
or a raven watching over me
Perhaps, I should have wronged you -
it would be indifferent to me.
And then you may turn out a saviour -
and I perhaps a snake.
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from Mother of Two,
released March 29, 2019
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Roy de Smet The Netherlands
Roy de Smet's music is present-day minded and written in its own right, making it a unique addition to the existing, rich songwriter tradition. As a songwriter, De Smet does not feel comfortable in safety. Hence, he prefers finding himself in a blizzard of intertextual references and exotic recipes, over riding on a midnight train between two much sung-about American cities. ... more
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Mar 2019
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