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A Dance for Sharks

from Backyard Animals EP by Far Flown Falcon

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I was born upon the water
Like each and every one
Of the dozen laughing children
My father called his sons
Into the turquoise ocean
My mother’s blood ran dark
Awakening
A dance for sharks

Born above the sunken stones
Of places that came and went
Outlasted outcast fisherfolk
Who live their lives without lament
Old blood, it does still linger
Where the water’s running dark
Remembering
A dance for sharks

Born beyond the sight of land
A paddle in my brother’s hand
Beyond the claim of nations
Armadas, kings or clans
When the storms rise up
And the watching skies turn dark
Heralding
A dance for sharks

When the ships come flying flags
And claiming the very shifting waves
Making maps of a wide blank ocean
That almighty God he gave
To my people of the sea
I know the sharks will come for me
I know the sharks will come for we

He was born upon the water
This child I call my own
And the ocean that has birthed him
One day may claim his bones
I left this world with just one remark
That nothing stills the dance for sharks
Nothing stills the dance for sharks

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from Backyard Animals EP, released August 6, 2016

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Far Flown Falcon Cairo, Egypt

Far Flown Falcon is the musical identity of James Conder, a songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist.

For videos and reflections on the craft of songwriting, visit farflownfalcon.wordpress.com

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