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oceans swimming inside of my sleep
green grass floating away with my feet
striding like a masai in the sun, shaking this heart beat
i’m dreaming a tune, whistling a dream
no longer at war with my peace

red lights looming ahead but i can’t stop
freed slaves jumping for joy till they drop
someday my soul may be sailing on the sea’s chop
and i’m dreaming a tune, whistling a dream
remembering all i forgot

haven’t you been around the bend and back again without a friend
to honour you at all?
and why, and what on earth, is all this living for?

oh she’s so much of pressure release
feel free to give her a squeeze in the street
the easiest pleasure to please i feed her with my heart beat
and i’m dreaming a tune, whistling a dream
no longer at war with my peace

love me when i return from the war
sleep tight knowing what freedom is for
it’s not what you say with your words it’s what’s in between
and i’m dreaming a tune, whistiling a dream
floating away on the stream

i hope to find the rest i need
inside the belief that you’re staying
but deep beneath the sound of your words
i can hear what you’re saying
i’m trying to hear what you’re saying

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from Blinking and Breathing, released June 10, 2013

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Simon van Gend Band Cape Town, South Africa

Simon and the Band à Parte are an introspective indie/folk/rock band from Cape Town, whose music has been described as a unique blend of folksie foot-tapping red wine fireside poetry. This trio, with Simon on vocals and acoustic guitar, Eric Michot on bass and Ross Campbell on drums, has released 3 albums to date, with a 4th due to be released on 30th June this year. ... more

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