Name: The Mosquito
Duration: P00H04M06S
Description: I was visited by this tune in my sleep. the lyrics are adapted from a poem by Peter Everwine called 'Lullaby'

The Mosquito

from Thief and Rescue by Lee Barber

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I was visited by this tune in my sleep. the lyrics are adapted from a poem by Peter Everwine called 'Lullaby'

lyrics

the mosquito

last night something came around to scare me
left me turning in my bed
I heard the sound of a mosquito
back and forth it came and went

she must have come in from the garden
found an opening in the screen
looking for the sound a heart makes
looking to calm some inner need

no this is not another metaphor
meant to adorn some romantic tale
like you, I'd kill the mosquito
but it makes me stop to think

how much we want to hear the music
to hear the world's incessant song
even if it was never meant for us
it may not even really be song

and oh how much we love to love it
and with what sadness and what pain
knowing that we have to turn away
and enter darkness once again

credits

from Thief and Rescue, released July 13, 2009
lee barber: voice, guitar. brian beattie: bass, piano. jon greene: drums. craig ross: guitar. dan torosian, chris kapral: bari sax. curtis mcmurtry: tenor sax. jenifer bourionoff, joseph smith, bruce colson: violins.

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Lee Barber Austin, Texas

Born in New Orleans, Lee has been writing songs since he was 16. When THIEF AND RESCUE was released in 2009, the album garnered feature stories in the Austin American-Statesman, the Austin Chronicle, & on KUT radio. It appeared on several Best of 2009 lists & topped the Austin Chronicle’s list of Best Austin Albums of that year. His songs have been recorded by The Resentments, Ana Egge & others. ... more

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