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Cloud of Birds

by Ortega Fuerte

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The books you ordered have arrived;
Didn't you see them downstairs?
Destroy the mother through the child--
that's what they tell you in there/
Back where they taught you to care
(What did they teach you?)--

She's in the corner making maps
Of various places she knows
Nobody even stops to ask;
The teacher walks up with a note/
Now they're telling her it's time to go/
But where did they take her?

If I could disappear
Into a cloud of birds, when this is over/
If I could even hear all your senseless words/
I guess they might sound like a love song/
To me

She learns to whistle in the trees, and swim in the river (alright);
She lost her shadow in the leaves, and lost her forgiveness at night-
Back where they taught her to fight/
But what did they teach her?

Falls asleep on top of the
B encyclopedia
Someone's shouting in the hall
Doesn't bother her at all/
Someone's burned the evening meal/
Tries to teach her sex appeal/
Tries to fit her out to be/
Less than what she ought to be...

It's getting colder and I know
You've never explained about me.
She'll have to migrate when she grows/
Into a city where she'll be one of the faceless and free/
But will she remember...

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released September 28, 2014
Lyrics by Hugo Grayling
Music by Hugo Grayling and Chris Rohlf

Chris Rohlf: Bass, harmony vocal, synthesizer, percussion
Hugo Grayling: Guitar, lead vocal

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Ortega Fuerte Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Ortega Fuerte are a group of songwriters and multi-instrumentalists founded in 2003 by core member Hugo Grayling and often including the contributions of Air Anchor's Chris Rohlf.

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