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Peter's Out

from The Grand Complication by Jo Wilson

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lyrics

Back on the boat to Gennesaret
Sharing recollections of a day we'll never forget
It was a fine day, bizarre day

Just heard the word from a friend of mine
Unfortunate news of a tragic kind
It was a strange day, a sad day

Searching for a hideaway where we can mourn
The loss of a friend and brother who's gone
Slain on the whim of a powerful but cowardly king
Where's the justice in that?
There's no hope in that

When you're looking for a place to hide
Is exactly when you don't need a crowd ten thousand wide
The hopeful, the hungry

The method was a mystery
Too tremendous for a sleight-of-hand
We followed our directions:
Divide and multiply, divide and multiply, divide and multiply
Thousands satisfied

Still in the boat, should be home by now
See the sky darken; the ocean swell
Concentration tightens, conversation peters out

Tired eyes strain in the darkness
Is that a ghost or a trick of the light?
A familiar voice calls out through the storm
And to our consternation

Peter's out of the boat
Plunging over the gunwale
And pounding across the waves [are you out of your mind?]
The surface of the water holding the prints of his feet for a while

And as we look on [and as we look on] in amazement and elation
There's a faltering in his stride [tumblin’ over]
The great white doubts of fear and reason circling in [comin’ to getcha!]
Confidence failing, sees the wind [blow me down]
Treacherous waters liquid again
Save me!

And he says "why did you doubt?"

credits

from The Grand Complication, released December 3, 2016
With Tim Buick on alto sax and Doug Hutchison on trumpet.

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Jo Wilson Inverness, UK

New album, The Grand Complication, is out now!

Part-time complicated music, made at home when Jo's brain gets too full and some of it escapes, and brought to life with whatever instruments can be found lying around.

Read more about the album at www.jowilsonmusic.com

Older music can be found at dldown.bandcamp.com ... more

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