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This song was written during a winter that felt it would never end. It was influenced by Down By Law, Jim Jarmusch film. The song references that movie in the lines "we'll trade our coats at the fork in the road".
Produced and mixed by Pat Telmer and Daniel Devries.
Mastered at the House of Miracles by Andy Magoffin.
lyrics
We're bears, sleeping through the worst of it, walking through the fog,
we're blind to conspiracy, we guard our secrets well, with our sweet brown faces, we'll pull off anything...we're bears.
We'll dance to the end of our tethers, there's no movement in the cave, yeah, you're breathing, you're okay, no need to look each other in the eyes, it's too dark to bother, don't try. We're bears....
(amazing sax solol)
We toss uneasily in a nest of apathy, we'll wait for poetry, we'll wait for poetry, we'll wait for poetry, we'll wait for poetry and shake off shared despair, we're bears!
(bear chorus)
The forecast's looking mighty fine, we're here for the long stretch and we don't mind -- there's already a path and it's a straight line. So cross the threshold of indecision, we'll trade these coats at the fork in the road.
The reason why we dream, the reason why we dream -- we're bears!
credits
from
Hot Drambuie Nights,
released June 1, 2007
lyrics, vocals & rhythm guitar: Linda Bussière
lead guitars & bear chorus: Pat Telmer
drums, percussion & bear chorus: Daniel Devries
bass guitar & bear chorus: Dave Taylor
saxophone: Brian Shilton
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