ask the atoms

by the nightingale experience

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Ask the atoms

You always said
you had more in common
with the river
than the path

You went
ahead in certain knowledge
of a crime
as if it is were last

Ask them

And though
I’ll never hold you
in my eyes again
like members
of a cast

Ask them

—-

You always said
I’d be twice forgotten
by the future
and the past

You wear
your Judas coat with
pockets full of glass
each handful
is your last

You will
treat my empathy
as if my words
were just a human tax

Ask them

—
You always said
I was a tree pleading
on my knees
for the axe

And as
our mountain was
collapsing
you said it’s just
avalanche

You would
retreat and push me forward
and push me forwards
as if I was your mask

Ask them

—-

You always said
you were so broken
too destroyed
to repair

And if
our winning combination’s
not enough
then it could
your last

When time
has paired you to the bone
and the bottle
has blurred the
past we had

Ask them
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released February 3, 2023
lyrics and vocals Laurie Avadis
Music and arrangement Stephen Lewis
production and additional guitar Steve Baker

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nightingale experience London, UK

After meeting in Goa The Nightingale Experience realised a common desire to create music. Laurie from punk and alternative musical background, Steve from a electronic one. Both have busy lives outside of the band, but still find time to create alternative electronic covers and original work. ... more

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