The Crow, The Fish, And The Mirror

from Above Our Heads by Morning Brigade

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There's a crow on my fence
And he's crying out for his mama
I ask if he needs any help
He said he could handle it himself
But then I wonder why he's crying out at all

And he goes
Well if you have to ask
Then you've probably never flown to the tops of the trees
Well if you have to ask then you're probably not me

There's a fish in my pond
And she's crying out for her daddy
I ask if she needs any help
She said she could handle it herself
But then I wonder why she's crying out at all

And she goes
Well if you have to ask
Then you've probably never swum to the bottom of the sea
Well if you have to ask then you're probably not me

And there's boy in my mirror
And he watches as I cry
He asks if I need any help
I said I could handle it myself
But then he wonders why I'm crying at all

And I go
Well if you have to ask
Then you've probably never fallen in love like me
If you have to ask
Then you've probably never wandered aimlessly
Well if you have to ask
Then you've probably never seen the yellow I seen
If you have to ask
Then you're probably not green

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from Above Our Heads, released December 2, 2012

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Morning Brigade Chapel Hill, North Carolina

When Peter Vance came to Chapel Hill from Washington, DC, he had been playing his songs as a one-man band for years. Pianist Gabriel Reynolds approached Peter with an interest in giving his songs the treatment they deserved. It was with the addition of Christian Adams' cello, Eli Howells' fiddling fingers, Nathan Spain's drumming, and Mary Koenig's harmonies that the songs truly came to life. ... more

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