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Mary & the Carousel (Winter)

from Thanksgiving by The Whale & The Warbler

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Winter's come to wrap the world in white, and before she shuts her eyes, she'll turn us both to ghosts. But Mary I'll stay here until the Spring, with bells and songs to sing, to warm you to your bones. The carousel will wrap us in its light, make the world alright until the spinning starts to slow. Then all the swirls will slowly take their forms, as barren trees reborn, left empty for the coast. An then we'll go through the trees, the every falling snow.

So hold tight to your horse and I'll hold mine, we'll be there in due time, as fast as they can go. The pace is picking up too much to see your eyes still next to me; the spinning never slows, until it glows, and we melt away the snow.

My knees are weak, your eyes are up at me. I'm too sick to speak. To red with scarlet snow. White, she's yours, be sure to hold her tight, kiss her head good night, and see that she finds home. I'll watch her float to the sky, where she won't cry, I know.

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from Thanksgiving, released September 19, 2013

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The Whale & The Warbler Rochester, New York

The Whale & The Warbler is an evergrowing swing-folk family based out of Rochester, NY. A combination of folk, swing, and thunder claps - the Whale's music is a tribute to the art of story telling and the sheer fun of jumping around to cymbal crashes.

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