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Waiting For A Miracle

from One Of A Million Butterflies by Retro Temple

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This track is written in the style of pre-Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd, complete with slide guitar, ethereal singing, and hippie lyrics.

Despite their apparent gobbledigook, the lyrics do have a meaning. Many years ago, I stood at the shore of a lake feeling sorry for myself, railing at the world, and worrying for various family and friends. In a mumbo-jumbo attempt to make myself decide on what I really wanted, I picked up seven stones and threw them into the lake in rapid sucession, forcing myself to make a wish as each hit the water. What surprised me was that when I got to the seventh stone, I realised all the other six wishes had been for something good to happen to someone else.

So, I thought maybe I should wish for something for me.

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Waiting for a miracle
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We’re out of time, where have you been?
Staring out across the water, waiting to be seen.
My heart’s down at the reservoir it seems,
Chasing down a miracle,
That’s just beyond my means,
Chasing down a miracle.

There’s seven stones,
Thrown in the sea,
They carry seven wishes with them,
Buried in your dreams,
The jester draws out blood with ridicule,
Looking for a miracle,
To save me from the fool,
Looking for a miracle.

No flower sweet,
No shroud of white,
Shouting at the devil never,
Gets you through the night,
A tightrope stands,
Between what’s wrong and right,
Searching for a miracle,
That’s always out of sight,
Searching for a miracle.

Down by the water,
Waiting by the tree,
Hoping for the seventh stone,
To find its way to me,
Time to stop dying,
And come alive again,
This gulf I cannot travel,
This hurt I cannot mend,
In the silence,
I am done,
And there no miracles,
And I am gone.

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from One Of A Million Butterflies, released December 3, 2023
Written, performed, mixed, and produced by Michael Amos.

All vocals: Annie Kingsbury

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They write original material that draws on traditions as diverse as folk, pop, indie-rock, and classical music. Their songs twist and turn in unexpected directions yet always keep melody at their heart. Their words explore life and love, by turns funny, sad, lost, and found. ... more

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