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Bird of Prey (L'Aigle Noir)

from The Eagle & The Dove by Oli Spleen

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By Barbara
Featuring Catherine T

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One bright day
Stretched out beside the lake
Heavy eyes
I couldn't stay awake

Suddenly
Bursting out of the blue
Tearing my world away
Down swooped the bird of prey

Steadily
His giant wings unfurled
Spinning down
His beak and talons curled

Transfixed I
Witnessed this fearsome sight
The bird of prey in flight
Wings that blocked out the light

Down he came
And landed by my side
Ruby eyes
Feathers as black as night

Hungry eyes
Gleamed with intensity
Cut to the core of me
Saw what they came to see

With his beak
Gently he touched my cheek
There I froze
I couldn't move or speak

Suddenly
Something I recognised
From shadows of the past
That glimmer in his eyes

Then I knew
Just what my fate would be
From the past
He had come back to me

Take me now
Carry me way up high
Lift me into the sky
Take me away to die

Carry me
Back to the old country
As before
Like in my childhood dreams

Carry me
Into the setting sun
My heart is holding on
I have become undone

The bird of prey
Then stretched his wings out wide
He turned away
And took into the sky

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from The Eagle & The Dove, released February 9, 2021
Written by Barbara
Translation by Oli Spleen
Musical arrangement by Birdeatsbaby
Additional vocals by Catherine T
Additional recording by Steve Johnson

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A solo artist since 2012, Oli Spleen started making music way back in 2003 with his first band The Flesh Happening.

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