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Birdsong

from Hanging Like Balls by Ezekiel Boom

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Inspired by some of Simon and Garfunkel's songs like Sparrow and At The Zoo where they personify animals, this song was written about a little bird that crashed an interview I had on radio...

After our hit song Mon Francais C'est Horifique! was number one on NI Chart, I was interviewed via telephone by Vinny Hurrell on Feile FM. Because phone reception is pretty poor in Ballinderry I took the phone outside and all that could be heard in the background was a bird singing. After that I paid more attention to birdsong in general and kept getting distracted by it as I studied for my A-levels(!), and so I wrote this song.

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Oh there was a little bird, sitting in a tree, yeah, somewhere near to me,
And then I heard, his song as I worked and it was clear to see,
I'd work to do, and little distractions keep popping up my way,
It's nothing new, you can hate it but it happens every single day.

And some people say "Why's he always singing?
Ain't he got something better to do?"
And some people say "Why's he flying around?
Shouldn't he put that skill to better use?"
But I ask you... I ask you...

But back to the little bird...
So I stopped and listened to his song rise high and high
And then drop, melody restarts, rustling leaves do the backing line,
It's odd to see things so different getting along
In harmony, if only people did it like they do in song

And some people say "Why's he always singing?
Ain't he got something better to do?"
And some people say "Why's he flying around?
Shouldn't he put that skill to better use?"
But I ask you... I ask you...

There was a little bird, sitting in a tree somewhere near to me,
And then I heard the sound of the bass supplied by a buzzing bee,
Flying around, doing the dirty work of someone else
On the ground, working for some plants, at least he's not just out for himself

And some people say "Why's he always singing?
Ain't he got something better to do?"
And some people say "Why's he flying around?
Shouldn't he put that skill to better use?"
But I ask you... I ask you...

What if that bird is the only one, the only one to get it right?
Doing what he loves, when he likes, not poisoning himself out half the night,
Yeah well, it's hard to say and it's hard to know but it doesn't matter if I'm wrong,
I'm happy enough just sitting here, listening to a little bird's song.

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from Hanging Like Balls, released December 8, 2017

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Ezekiel Boom Lisburn, UK

Ezekiel Boom, from Ballinderry blends folk, poetry, funk and pop via Buckfast, an acoustic guitar and various other small instruments, occasionally with the help of other musicians such as Mr Slice and MC Nerrve.

Mark Venus Music Songwriter winner 2012. Toured Europe with a folk band and a van. Played Sunflowerfest, Bristol Folk Festival and Bristol Acoustic Music Festival amongst other gigs. ... more

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