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Evolution For Beginners

from Twitter, Buzz, Howl by Chris Velan

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    TBH was recorded over the summer of 2005 in the Eastern Townships outside of Montreal near the town of Sutton. We set up a makeshift studio in a barn and basically tracked everything while the insects buzzed and birds sang during the day; and the crickets chirped and the coyotes howled at night.
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EVOLUTION FOR BEGINNERS

I get sick, of all the sickness
So much pain in a city block
My skin’s thick, it’s got thickness
But not enough to avoid the shock
‘Cause we’re, we’re born without hating
Without blaming
Without shaming ourselves
But see that man beat his kid
‘Cause he was beaten, too
For what he did
And what he’ll never do
How many lives ahead will be enough
To change what we want to change//

Running out of room
And we can’t return
Genealogical take-out but we can learn
Evolution for beginners
Forget what you know
And come back new//

She needs a drink just to get her blood flowing
He hates the colour of different skin
She doesn’t think there’s any love owing
He doesn’t see the enemy within
‘Cause he’s a bomb-dropper and a
cross-burner and a
fear-monger from way, way back
And she doesn’t need anyone to hit her
She puts herself on the torture rack
How many lives ahead will be enough
To change what we want to change//

Running out of room
And we can’t return
Genealogical take-out but we can learn
Evolution for beginners
Forget what you know
And come back new//

Oh, it’s true
We have invisible fins
And tails and fangs
And ancient, unforgiven sins
We carry ‘round the weights and scars
But they’re not ours
And then we hold out the baton
And pass it on
Pass it on to you
Am I destined to fight them
Or burn their forest
Or make you the poorest
Or cover you in kisses and prejudices
How many lives ahead will be enough
To change what we want to change//

Running out of room
And we can’t return
Genealogical take-out but we can learn
Evolution for beginners
Forget what you know
And come back new//

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from Twitter, Buzz, Howl, released January 8, 2007

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Chris Velan Montréal, Québec

Montreal singer-songwriter and producer, Chris Velan, has always been crossing borders with his brand of world music- influenced, singer-songwriter pop. Drawing comparisons to the smart, genre-mixing writing of Neil Finn, Nick Lowe and Paul Simon, Velan's
latest album, “Amateur Hour”, will be released September 14th with touring to follow. ... more

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