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We Travel on the Backs of Whales

from Lightning Made Us Who We Are by Black Owls

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A song about touring. They're metaphors. Decipher them at your leisure.

lyrics

We travel on the backs of whales
'cause they're big enough to hold us
and they like to breath the same air
and they seldom get upset.

The devil never gets in our way
cause he, don't like to mess with water
and the whales they don't care about him
he's no fisherman out for the slaughter

Visionary pilots of mammals that love us
we wear tall boots to keep us warm
mind the blowholes and keep your eyes out
I think I sense a coming storm

Our whales they can't go to shore
'cause they'd wash up on the beaches
so the dolphins they are our dinghies
they are gentle and they like our music

God can't catch us now
cause we're riding our whales to Boston
and we'll need to dry our clothes out
after travelin' on the backs of whales.

credits

from Lightning Made Us Who We Are, released September 1, 2008
David Butler - Vocals, Drums
Ed Shuttleworth - Bass, guitars
Mike Brewer - Guitars, whale guitars

lyrics: Butler music: Brewer/Shuttleworth
© Black Owls, Amish Girl Music, llc
released on Moholy Pop Records

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Black Owls Granville, Ohio

Mennonite glam rock showcasing a certain proclivity to meld the majestic with the pitifully ordinary.

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