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the bodies we leave

from the bodies we leave by buttonfly

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recorded at The House of Miracles, Cambridge, Ontario.

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the bodies we leave

and they found him, he was out at sea with a mouthful of salt & a color TV when he screamed: What are you waiting for? We’ll build this house, we’ll fish this sea for copper & steel, it’s all we need. We don’t need our history cause our heads are just for mouths and our legs are just for speed. When did we ever learn to breathe?

So wrapped up in the bodies we leave, yeah, we’re so wrapped up in the bodies we leave. Still wrapped up in the bodies we leave, yeah we’re still wrapped up in the bodies we leave. We invent our lives, follow rules long forgotten, invent cities and crimes, pretend we care who survives.

This cold will be hard to bear, so we’ll float our bodies out where warmer swells play. But mothers don’t fill their hearts & dreams with art & prose filled with fear & fire. We’re a one-track mind leaving it all behind. Is this heaven? But it’s one where we can breathe, one where we can eat, dance, drink & need. We’ll make our marks on these bodies we leave.

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from the bodies we leave, released December 7, 2012
pat telmer - lead vocals, lead guitar
linda bussiere - back up vocals, rhythm guitar
dave taylor - back up vocals, bass
brian shilton - saxophones
luke hildreth - drums, percussion

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buttonfly London, Ontario

BIG NEWS: In 2024 we'll launch a new 11 track album "Secret Evening Radio". Early release tracks coming soon...


Did you know...
1. Our 2017 EP "The Distance Between Us" has bonus 8 remixed tracks from our 2004 CD!
2. "A Map of This City" 2015, is 15 bittersweet songs, tangled & snarly.

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Linda B.& Pat T.: guitars & vocals. Dave T.: bass. Luke H.: drums. Brian S.: saxophones.
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