Birds & Wine

by Gawain and The Green Knight

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Well, I was born right on the beach
I let the waves come and lick my feet
I let the sun settle on me
Like a veil, like I was everybody’s bride

I took an interest from a young age
In certain smells, in certain chemicals
How they could melt upon the brain
Like a cut of honeycomb on the tongue

Come, come on and love me
It’s so nice to need me
I can make you happy
I can make you beg for me
I can make you beg for me
And maybe I will
They’re singing,
“Aphrodite, daughter of the foam
Don’t leave me alone tonight”
They’re singing,
“Aphrodite, daughter of the foam
Don’t leave me alone tonight- tonight”

And if I press up to your chest
My little ear- you know what I’ll hear?
I’ll hear my own heart become the sea
You’re a seashell, my little seashell

And if you say my name, my name
You say it like a prayer
And if you come, you come
With birds and wine
You better tend my sacred flame
With myrtle and with roses
Cause you want to- don’t you want to?

Come, come on and love me
It’s so nice to need me
I can make you happy
I can make you beg for me
I can make you beg for me
And maybe I will

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released April 21, 2021
Recorded at Grand Street Recording in Brooklyn, NY
Engineered by Jake Lummus and mastered by Ken Rich
Written by Alexia Antoniou
Produced and arranged by Mike O’Malley
Art by Alexia Antoniou

Alexia Antoniou - vocals and guitar
Mike O’Malley - Irish bouzouki, keys, and vocals
Sam Weber - bass
Michael Sachs - clarinet, bass clarinet, and flute
Derek Swink - drums and percussion

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Music for falling in love with the ghost in your attic.

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