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Manon

from The Aviary by Ana Silvera

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lyrics

You wake to the song of crows
On that rarefied street row
Where even the trees stand prouder than the rest

You took your coat and fled
Leaving evening's brocade dress
Hanging like a banshee from the oaken chest

Oh Manon, lay your cool hands down
And gather night up in your daybreak arms
And when the season finally turns
You'll see that everything's unlearned
You're standing naked in the town
The truths you wore once like a crown
Are rusting now - 

Oh Manon, those wet black leaves like pirate flags
They sail their branches on a wild wind fast
They think they're journeying towards the fabled stars
But they forgot that they are bound by roots and trunks and sodden earth
Still they sail, sail on

You left the dim light to contend with early Mars
You left what couldn't be still dreaming in the dark
Oh you and I, Manon, were captives from the start
We are sisters of this longing that's the keeper of our hearts
Pilgrims of this sorrow, with our flags nailed to the mast

With your will set
You light a cigarette
And watch the smoke make faces pensive and uncertain

And waiting for the train
In that dog-eared station cafe
The rain is lowered like a last act curtain
You draw his mouth in coffee
Paper for his hair
And the the chorus line sings:
"He's not here"
But you Manon will fill these broken lungs with air
"Miseria Cantare"

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from The Aviary, released March 12, 2012
Performed & written by Ana Silvera Arr. Maxim Moston Vocals/Piano: Ana Silvera 1st Violin: Maxim Moston 2nd Violin: Antoine Silverman Viola: Andra Voldins Cello: Anja Wood Bass: Kuma Harada
Recorded at 2nd Story Studios, New York
Produced by Brad Albetta & Ray Singer
Mixed by Daniel Rejmer

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Ana Silvera London, UK

'Stunning...magical storytelling' -The Guardian

Ana Silvera is a London-born singer- songwriter and composer whose folk and bluegrass-tinged tunes are lyrical, intimate and emotive, works of ‘lavish, vivid imagination’ (Metro). ... more

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