Name: This Magnificent Fling
Duration: P00H04M42S
Description: Written during the Australian summer of bush fire terror of 2019/20 but thinking about the last 100 years. Richard Powers (The Overstory) put it succinctly: "We are cashing in a billion years of planetary savings bonds and blowing it on assorted bling"

This Magnificent Fling

from Only One Way To Head by Simon Kerr

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Written during the Australian summer of bush fire terror of 2019/20 but thinking about the last 100 years. Richard Powers (The Overstory) put it succinctly: "We are cashing in a billion years of planetary savings bonds and blowing it on assorted bling"

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That summers finally gone I am pleased to know
The orange glow of the forests linger still
Hold on tightly hold on my friends it just begun
Hold on tight while their song is being sung

They say it has been a grand affair
They say now our glory days are coming to an end
We’ve roamed freely we have dined with kings
We’ve had a most magnificent fling

I’ve seen glaciers melting before my eyes
And mountain springs are but a trickle now
Now some say that its time to pay
That figure in the black cape is traveling our way

But I’ve also seen love restore sight to the blind
I’ve seen peoples thrive for 60,000 years
I can see a pathway back to the light again
And a final farewell to this magnificent fling

We can find our way again (Rpt x3)

© Simon Kerr 7 Feb 2020

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from Only One Way To Head, released April 14, 2021
Written by Simon Kerr

Arranged by Simon Kerr, Kylie Morrigan and Mal Webb

Simon Kerr, Guitar, Vocals
Kylie Morrigan, Violins, Vocals
Mal Webb, Fretless Bass, Vocals and Percussion

Recorded by Mal Webb and Kylie Morrigan

Mixed by Mal Webb

Mastered by Crystal Mastering, Melbourne

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Simon Kerr Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne based Kiwi songwriter guitarist Simon Kerr is producer of the multimedia show Music for a Warming World. See the website for more.

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