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Brian Eno – The airman (2011) | Track profile | Dork

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The airman

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The airman

Release date: 4th July 2011

From Drums Between the Bells

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"The airman" is a track by Brian Eno, from the album Drums Between the Bells, released 4th July 2011. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Brian Eno.

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The airman

[Verse]

I will see what the airman saw

And higher, the view of the astronaut

And higher, the tick of the satellite

And higher, where height morphs to night

And quantum lays out just as massive

And unknown as the small it contains

Ground fears play out on a surface

One giant map of free states

Or a global ball of electric

As data streams over state lines

Sat deep in this cannonball universe

Sat deep in this one ward of stars

The higher we climb from our surface

The clearer we see where we are

Where we are

Where we are

Where we are

Where we are

Where we are

Where we are

Where we are

Where we are

Where we are

Where we are

Where we are

Where we are

Where we are

Where we are

Where we are

Where we are

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From Drums Between the Bells

2011

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Drums Between the Bells

Release year

2011

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—dreambirds
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—A title
—Multimedia
—Fierce aisles of light

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