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The Raven And The Red​-​Tailed Hawk

from Lustre Parfait by Gord Downie & Bob Rock

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lyrics

I watch a raven hop. Hop-hop-hop, rock, rock,
Rock-to-rock, still hot round the house fire’s afterglow
Yesterday, saw that raven picking at an empty hard-hat
Rocking by the side of the road
I tossed a rock, it echoed cross the vacant lot,
The raven cawed and slowly, indolently flew away
I look down and stare, I shouldn’t care. I shouldn’t care
It’s not like we were gonna be good friends anyway

Some days, I can’t do it, sometimes I just can’t do it
The only way around it’s through it
Some days I can’t do it, some days I just can’t do it
The only way around it’s through it.

Maybe nature’s war, or maybe war is nurtured
Maybe we were never really gonna be good friends anyway
The clouds break up, windows down, windows up, the curtains puff
Enough! Enough! Time to get on with the day
See a red-tailed hawk, drop-drop-drop from a flying stop,
Like a rock, onto something in the grass below
Yesterday, I watched that hawk just staring at a raven
Picking at some empty helmet by the road

Some days, I can’t do it, sometimes I just can’t do it
The only way around it’s through it
Some days I can’t do it, some days I just can’t do it
The only way around it’s through it.

See a red-tailed hawk, drop-drop-drop from a flying stop,
Like a rock, onto something in the grass below
Yesterday, I watched that hawk just staring at a raven
Picking at some empty helmet by the road

Some days, I can’t do it, sometimes I just can’t do it
The only way around it’s through it
Some days I can’t do it, some days I just can’t do it
The only way around it’s through it.

credits

from Lustre Parfait, released May 5, 2023
Gord Downie: Vocals, Backing Vocals
Bob Rock: Background Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion
Pat Steward: Drums,
Jamey Koch: Bass, Backing Vocals, Keyboards
Adam Greenholtz: Keyboards
Zac Rae: Keyboards
Tom Anselmi: Keyboards

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Gord Downie Toronto, Ontario

Gordon Downie was a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, musician, writer and activist. He was the lead singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, which he fronted from their formation in 1984 until his passing in 2017.

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