The Hollow Call

from Out of the Trees by Julian Gaskell

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Away, away, they stole it away
I could have seen it coming but my thoughts went astray
And now the laughter’s all gone, the dancing has ceased
Since you charmed the birds out of the trees

Is this all, is this all, this strange hollow call
That somehow flicked the switch from solitary to swarm
I awoke to silhouettes of women and beasts
Where you charmed the birds out of the trees

Like the roaches in the larder or the humble cicada
Scouring for booze in matching tattoos
In enchantment or war, the last key bolts the door
Is this all we were put here to do?

So take my hand, take my hand for one last dance
The rhythm around us didn't get here by chance
Before silence drops down like leaves, sing to me
How you charmed the birds out of the trees

Away, away, they took it away
Every certainty we hold will someday go astray
And so the laughter’s long gone, the dancing has ceased
And you charmed the birds out of the trees
You charmed the birds out of the trees
You charmed the birds out of the trees.

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from Out of the Trees, released October 1, 2020
JG - vocal, acoustic guitars, accordion, drum
TS - upright bass

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Julian Gaskell UK

Described by angry locals as the bastard son of Waits, Strummer, Reinhardt and Rachmaninov, Julian Gaskell’s music over the last 20 years has followed a wayward path of withering agricultural-folk, klezmer accordion, overly-lyrical punk, gypsy-jazz guitar, tangos, waltzes, rhumbas and skiffled-up boogie-woogie piano. ... more

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