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{Awayland}
Passing a Message

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Passing a Message

Release date: 14th January 2013

From {Awayland}Track 83:12

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"Passing a Message" is a track by Villagers, from the album {Awayland}, released 14th January 2013. The track is 3:12 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about Villagers.

About the Artist

Villagers

Villagers

Lyrics

Passing a Message

I was carving my name out
Of a giant sequoia tree
I was blind to its beauty
Now it's all I can see

See I've learned how to listen
To the folks on TV
They are passing a message
That means nothing to me

My vertebrate evolution
Easy as ABC
Baby steps from the ocean
Feather trails to the sea

Paddlefish to salamander
Honeybee to atrophy
I guess I'm losing my trail here
But it takes loss to be free

Now I work in a nightclub
At the Burj Khalifa
And I'm blind to its beauty
But it ain't all that I have

So I'm passing a message
Like the folks on TV
Guess I'm getting the words out
But they don't come from me

Paddlefish to salamander
Little girl to atrophy
I guess we're losing our trail here
But it takes loss to be free

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Track details

From {Awayland}

3:122013

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Album

14th January 2013

Track number

8

Release year

2013

1My Lighthouse
2:58
2Earthly Pleasure
4:07
3The Waves
5:00
4Judgement Call
3:32

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8Passing a Message

3:12

10In a Newfound Land You Are Free

11Rhythm Composer

Credits

Credited: Conor O’Brien