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Last Dodo Egg

from It's Not What You Think by Chris Velan

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Last Dodo Egg
(words & music by Chris Velan)
© 2003 Chris Velan

(February 2003)

I’m on the trail of a mythical creature,
It’s got me searching from the dawning of time,
All the orgasms since we crawled out of water,
All happy kids of the original crime,
There’s a museum in the town of East London,
Upon the sands of an African shore,
It’s sagging low from the weight of the century,
It’s got the key to unlock the door

Chorus
All things, that you remember,
Cold rain, fall in November,
One try, then you surrender,
Light a candle with a dying ember,
OK, coast is clear,
The last dodo egg in the world is here,
Scared like hell, cracks in the shell,
Holding on tight,
Just for the memories,

The mummies in the catacombs of Palermo,
A piece of moon and some manganese,
I’m running scared from the general’s army,
They say he suffers from a dangerous disease,
The dinosaurs are playing deep in the bedrock,
I lost my keys in the sofa crack,
They’re mixing cocktails in the parlours of Pompeii,
And I don’t think that I’ll get them back

Chorus

Let’s make a pact to forget about something,
Let’s pull the planets out of orbit tonight,
We’ll roll our bodies to the brink of extinction,
Then gently fall back into the light,
The map that says the building’s here is mistaken,
It’s turned to dust along with every display,
Caretaker’s daughter doesn’t know where to find him,
The egg is gone and it’s floating away

Chorus

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from It's Not What You Think, track released January 1, 2003

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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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