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The Stars Above

from Wheatfield With Crows by Tim Harrison

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THE STARS ABOVE
©Tim Harrison and Second Avenue Songs 1982


In the hollow havens of the bottom line
We’re swinging back and forth in time
Hungry for something that we cannot see
Stranded in the doorway to eternity

In the city streets you listen for the sounds
But the poets and the prophets all went underground
Bank towers loom over steeple spires
And the status quo smothers hearts of fire

I’m going looking in the stars above
I’m going looking in the name of love
I want to hear the mermaids’ melody
I hope they sing it loud for me

Sunlight chases shadows across suburban skies
You hear the stories, the rumours, and the alibis
Still every dawn in creation yet
Lets you make a life if you don’t forget

I’m going looking in the stars above
I’m going looking in the name of love
I want to hear the mermaids’ melody
I hope they sing it loud for me

In the hollow havens of the bottom line
We’re swinging back and forth in time
Hungry for something that we cannot see
Stranded in the doorway to eternity

I’m going looking in the stars above
I’m going looking in the name of love
I want to hear the mermaids’ melody
I hope they sing it loud for me…and you
I hope they sing it loud

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from Wheatfield With Crows, released January 1, 2002

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Tim Harrison Owen Sound, Ontario

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Tim Harrison has worked as an artist, songwriter, and as a creator of arts events.. Along with founding the Owen Sound Summerfolk Festival,Tim has been Artistic Director of the Mariposa, Northwind, and Eaglewood Folk Festivals, and the Big Fish Music Fest.
Tim has released eight highly acclaimed recordings of original material and has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Canada.
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