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Whaling Vessel

from Metrics of Affection by Bombadil

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My skin is made of the softest oils Does this make me a factory My fins that take me through the sea Bounty of a royal man That's trying to get the best of me On his whaling vessel My skin is made of the softest oils Destined for the big city My tail is a gray origami Bounty of a royal man Who's trying to get the best of me On his whaling vessel A thousand miles beside the rails And then I'm gone before they set the sails on me In their whaling vessel A man is a fish that lost his scales Does that make him a lesser thing Tired of land where he is king Nothing noble in the art Of trying to get the best of me On his whaling vessel A man is a fish that lost his scales Does that make us family Does he face me honestly Driven by a frail sense of Sharing ancient memories On his whaling vessel

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from Metrics of Affection, released July 23, 2013

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Bombadil Durham, North Carolina

Long-running folk-pop band, founded in Durham, NC. We look for beauty in the everyday, enjoy vocal harmonies, keyboards, fruity cocktails, and love performing in venues of all sorts.

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