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This one is very strange, between malevolent jazz and electic blues. great driving bass by Patrice Moret and of the most powerful songs we've achieved.

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Family Tree


This morning I found a bird in my family tree
It was singing aloud sayin’ you’re not what you should be
Take a look at yourself and tell me what you find
You’re a silent voice enclosed in a shallow mind

CHa
Family come together, say whatever, and you’re never understood
Family come together, do whatever, but they never say you’re good
(Give it up)

What should I do with this bird in my family tree
What could I say to the voice of my own misery
Is there a way to see what I’m really like
Or am I just a fool on the hill with a mountainbike ?

CHb
Family come together, say whatever, and you’re never understood
Family come together, make it better, but they never do you good
(Give it up)


Bridge
Down the drain/Lookin’ for love/Waiting for a new messiah
Everybody thinks they oughta own their own share of desires
Kill the pain/Try to look tough/Try to keep the sacred fire
If everybody said : « I’m unique !! » - we would all be liars !


This morning I found a bird in my own backyard
It was singin’ aloud sayin’ : « you are what you are…
You are your father’s son and there’s nothin’ you can do
To wipe this inheritance from your attitude… »

CHa
CHb

There’s nothin’ you can do – to cut this tree in two…
(Give it up)

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from Keep the Devil out of Hillsboro, released September 5, 2009

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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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