Name: Listen To The Air
Duration: P00H04M32S
Description: For many years I have wanted to cover this beautiful song by my friend Jill. I once asked Jill what this song was about, giving my thoughts first, and was pleased to have got it more right than I expected. I hope Jill won't mind me doing my own version here. It seemed a fitting way to round off this album

Listen To The Air

from Swaddled in Gloaming by Lewis Mullen

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For many years I have wanted to cover this beautiful song by my friend Jill. I once asked Jill what this song was about, giving my thoughts first, and was pleased to have got it more right than I expected. I hope Jill won't mind me doing my own version here. It seemed a fitting way to round off this album

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I sit back and listen to the air
It’s fun though everyone says there’s nothing there
So seductive it just lays you bare
The air

Tentatively entering its chorus
Intensely as it turns dark to light
It’s my wake up call each morning glorious
It’s my lullaby into the night

I sit back and listen to the air
It’s fun though everyone says there’s nothing there
So seductive it just lays you bare
The air

Travels light in feathers like a gypsy
Its siren call comes always out the blue
Follows its own footsteps through whirling winds
Won’t utter a word unless it’s true

I sit back and listen to the air
Its secret thread weaves through my head eager to share
Open up, it’s everywhere
The air

Don’t make any sudden movements
Just keep still til you can hear it clear
Chill out and relax or you will lose it
The lovely sound of air will disappear

I sit back and listen to the air
It’s fun though everyone says there’s nothing there
So seductive it just lays you bare
The air

The air
The air
The air

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from Swaddled in Gloaming, released January 3, 2023
Written by Jill Hepburn
Arranged by Lewis Mullen

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