Name: The Nightingale
Duration: P00H03M23S
Description: Recorded entirely during lockdown at different locations in Bristol and Bradford-On-Avon.

The Nightingale

by Mireille Mathlener Band

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Recorded entirely during lockdown at different locations in Bristol and Bradford-On-Avon.

lyrics

I dream I'm in your arms again
As I float in and out of consciousness
A man, a child, the cycle ends
That's nature's way
That's how it ends

A nightingale lit down tonight
to show the way across the ether
A nightingale, so clear and bright
I wanted to release her

I was a boy in '63
I steal your kiss in dreams again
I feel the tightening of the throat
That's nature's way
That's how it goes

The nightingale, she eased my brow
and sand across the ether
The nightingale, so clear and bright
I wanted to release her

I watched you from the pitch
You were untouchable
Invincible

And now I wait in line once more
The field has got so many ways
A man, a child, the cycle ends
That's nature's way
That's how it ends

The nightingale rounds up the birds
Immortal and free
The nightingale rounds up the birds
Immortal and free
Immortal and free

credits

released April 19, 2021
Mireille Mathlener - vocals and guitar
Tony Barrett-Powell - electric guitars
Richard Craine - bass
Heather Price - drums

Written by Mireille Mathlener 2021
Produced by Mireille Mathlener Band
Recorded in Bristol and Bradford-on-Avon during Lockdown
Engineered and mixed by Tony Barrett-Powell

Photo credit and artwork - Tony Barrett-Powell

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Mireille Mathlener Bristol, UK

Netherlands born, Bristol based artist Mireille Mathlener has a growing reputation for striking songs with a real captivating, narrative quality and has been compared to the likes of Neil Young and Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders).Her live performances offer a highwire act between breezy modern Americana and dark melodic alternative rock. ... more

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