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Skating Away (On the Thin Ice of the New Day)

from Don't Look Down by The Burnt Pines

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lyrics

Meanwhile back in the year one

When you belonged to no one

You didn't stand a chance, son

If your pants were undone.

'Cause you were bred, for humanity

And sold to society

One day you'll wake up, in the present day

A million generations removed from expectations

Of being who you really want to be.

Skating away, skating away, skating away

On the thin ice of the new day.

So as you push off from the shore

Won't you turn your head once more

And make your peace with everyone
For those who choose to stay

Will live just one more day

To do the things they should've done.


And as you cross the wilderness

Spinning in your emptiness

If you have to, pray.
Looking for a sign, that the universal mind
Has written you into the passion play.

Skating away, skating away, skating away

On the thin ice of the new day.

And as you cross the circle line

Well, the ice wall creaks behind

You're a rabbit on the run

And the silver splinters fly

In the corner of your eye

Shining in the setting sun.


Well, do you ever get the feeling

That the story's too damn real

And in the present tense?

Or that everybody's on the stage

And it seems like you're the only

Person sitting in the audience?

Skating away, skating away, skating away
On the thin ice of the new day
Skating away, skating away, skating away.


Written by Ian Scott Anderson (Copyright BMG Monarch)
© ℗ 2023 Adraela Records

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from Don't Look Down, track released February 3, 2023
Kris Skovmand – vocals;
Aaron Flanders – acoustic and electric guitars, tambourine;
Miguel Sá Pessoa – piano;
Fernando Huergo – bass;
Luis Barros – drums.

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The Burnt Pines Boston, Massachusetts

The Burnt Pines are a multicultural marvel, chiefly comprised of a trio of talented musicians who first came together at a Lisbon recording studio in the summer of 2018, and in a relatively short period of time rose to the challenge of intercontinental recording, highlighting gorgeously textured melodies, penetratingly beautiful lyrics, and masterful musicianship. ... more

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