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lyrics

An owl appeared, the day after you were gone
Up by the bridge on Woodbine avenue
Hanging on a branch that could hardly support its own weight
A flock of mynah birds singing…
Hey, when you gonna go away

As I carried on, its old eyes followed my steps
And I couldn’t catch my own breath
And that damn little voice in my head
Saying did this have to be that day, did this have to be that day?

And it spoke to me, as it jammed my reception
There ain’t gonna be no resurrection
And it carried on, with just a hint of inflection
Everything worth knowing is hidden in your record collection
Everything worth knowing is hidden in your record collection

And the major key, is a minor affliction of the heart
So tell me how did it start
When you transplanted all of your things
And taught a city how to sing
Singing, we’re gonna change everything, we’re gotta change everything
We’re gonna love everything

And it spoke to me, as it jammed my reception
There ain’t gonna be no resurrection
And it carried on, with just a hint of inflection
Everything worth knowing is hidden in your record collection
Everything worth knowing is hidden in your record collection

At least they know your story, as they cast lots, the small & the great
In a blaze of glory, they spoke of you for forty nights and forty days
I don’t know how to answer, when you ask, how was your day
Sadness like a cancer spreads so far, let the music play

Everything worth knowing is hidden in your record collection
Everything worth knowing is hidden in your record collection
Everything worth knowing is hidden in your record collection
Everything worth knowing is hidden in your record collection

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from Before The Collapse Of The Hive, track released November 10, 2023
Stephen Stanley - Vocals, Guitars
Hugh Christopher Brown - Piano

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The Stephen Stanley Band Toronto, Ontario

The Stephen Stanley Band announce their new album, Before The Collapse Of The
Hive (Wolfe Island Records) will be released on November 10, 2023. It's an album
brimming with raw, unflinching urgency, steadfast observation and soul-searching storytelling
that highlights Stephen's immediate world: those he loves, and those he's lost.


Photos by Russell Styles
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