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Breath In Mine

from Chasing The Sun by Andrew Garton

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about

This is an early mix of a track written in Johanesburg on route to Kruger National Park. I was once told a story about Czech's, during the Soviet occupation, who would listen to their radios, illegally, at night tuned in to Radio Free Europe or Voice of America. In one suburb copper wires had been buried in a park creating a huge antenna for neighbouring homes. Breath in Mine is inspired by this story and the person who shared it with me.

lyrics

I held your breath in mine for as long as I could,
breath in mine
for as long as I could

I felt your heart in time for as long as I could
heart in mind
for as long as I could

We tuned to the wires buried in the park
broadcasting stories from the world

We tuned our radios, so silent in the dark
As the Soviet's marched on Prague.

I heard your voice in mine for as long as I could
voice in mine
for as long as I could

I felt your hand in mine for as long as I could
hand in mine
for as long as I could

We tuned to the garden of forbidden names
read out one by one

Speak to me in Czech and liberate the spark
As the tourists march on Prague

We tuned to the field, a garden of wires
all the stories they told

I listened to her voice, night after night
Through the crackle and noise from Mars.

I pressed your lips to mine for as long as I could
lips to mine
for as long as I could

I held your hope in mine for as long as I could
hope in mine
for as long as I could
as long as I could
as long as I could

credits

from Chasing The Sun, released November 7, 2013
Guitars, vocals - Andrew Garton (Melbourne)
Karen Higgs - Vocals (Uruguay)
Drums - Ross Campbell (Cape Town)
Double bass - Brydon Bolton (Cape Town)
Drone guitar - Alex Bozas (Cape Town)
Flugel horn - Ian Dixon (Melbourne)

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Andrew Garton Melbourne, Australia

Filmmaker, musician, producer. Member of post-punk fusion trio Rat Kangaroo.

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