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The Slow Leak

from Papageno Mechanic by Wunderbar!

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6. The Slow Leak
Sun gone down
Now can I get some sleep?
Rest a stone
Nearer my God to thee
Stilled my song
I won't say anything
Woe is me

Say it's not hatred
The word's too strong
The slow leak
That's building
Our ship sails on

Be my heart
Mine is freezing
Falls apart
I keep breathing

I!
Second violin
Seas rose 'round our ankles
Can't imagine why we stayed
I jumped astern and swam with all I had
The band played ragtime tunes
First notes of a hymn I heard
And they were swept away
Lifeboats drifted to me like a psalm

Stony grief
Something to throw at me
Joyful wing
From now my song shall be
By thy side
Nothing you'd want to sing
Thee I fly
It don't mean anything

Say it's not hatred
The word's too strong
The last boat is leaving
The band plays on

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from Papageno Mechanic, released August 4, 2010

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"Steam powered fantasia with a touch of the wild, wild west and one of a kind mechanical instruments. If Melies had been a songwriter instead of film director, his music would probably have sounded something like this."

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