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Why are certain lives very long and others ridiculously short? I don’t have an answer to that one but this song juxtaposes two very different destinies. There’s a lot of restraint in that tune, because life is short, but it can sometimes be very dull and monotonous. Also, it doesn’t have a chorus, because some people never get the chance to have one! Musically, I liked the idea of having a track where you would, normally, add a guitar to sustain the bass. Mean as I am, I then decided NOT to put it there but my friend Tassilo’s saxophone instead…

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Caterpillar

Oh Caterpillar
Got lost today
Over the hills and
Far away
Oh Caterpillar
Oh Caterpillar

Oh Caterpillar
Got lost today
The snow returned, unexpectedly
Oh Traitor, May
Oh Caterpillar
Oh Caterpillar

Oh Caterpillar
Died today
And old Father Miller
Took it home to be displayed
Oh Caterpillar
Isn’t it cold, so cold
This endless wait ?

No sweet cocoon’s release
No warm summer breeze
Oh caterpillar, friend oh friend my friend
It seems that spring
It seems that spring
Oh spring

Was yesterday
Was yesterday
Was yesterday

credits

from Everything has Changed, released September 5, 2012
Michael Frei—Vox, Piano
Pierre-Yves Aufranc-Upright Bass
Chris Diggelmann-Drums
Tassilo Jüdt—Soprano Saxophone

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Hemlock Smith Lausanne, Switzerland

Hemlock Smith come from Lausanne (Switzerland). Since 2002, they’ve released 7 regular albums with intelligent pop, as well as 2 soundtracks for silent film and 2 collaborations with Noise duo Les Poissons Autistes. Fronted by singer-songwriter Michael Frei, Hemlock Smith's distinctive voice is complemented by a talented band seamlessly blending Pop, Folk, Rock and Trip-Hop Sensibilities ... more

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