Cover art by Kleepeel (2012)
I posted below the lyrics to the song 'Magpie' by Birdstriking.
As you can see and will hear in the programme the song is sang in Chinese, and the lyrics are just as poignant and beautiful as the melody.
喜鹊
喜鹊在城市的上空飞行
嘴巴里面衔着一段树枝
树枝被投入忙碌的人群
悄无声息的飞向前
人群里面隐藏着危险
警惕那些人在不断的看远方
远方的天空中飞行着喜鹊
远方的天空中飞行着喜鹊
喜鹊想用树枝来创造一个窝
一个叫做自由世界的窝
它也知道树枝被盲目人群碾碎了
可一万只喜鹊正在隧道中起飞
更多的树枝他们就会抬头看
树枝将会被内心保存下来
快用它们来创造一个窝
一个叫做自由世界的窝
喳,喜鹊不断叫着喳
喳,喜鹊不断叫着喳
它想用这喊来一个自由的世界啊
它想用这喊来一个自由的世界啊
喳!喳!喳!喳!喳!喳!喳!喳!
喳!喳!喳!喳!喳!喳!喳!喳!
BIRDSTRIKING 'Magpie'
Magpies flying over the city
Some branches inside the mouth mouth
Branches were put into busy people
Fly silently before
Crowd inside hidden danger
Those who continue to be vigilant in watching from afar
Distant sky flying a magpie
Distant sky flying a magpie
Magpies want to create a nest with a branch
Called free world nest
It also knows branches were blind crowd crushed
May be ten thousand magpies are tunnels takeoff
More branches they looked
Branch will be preserved heart
Fast to use them to create a nest
Called free world nest
Chirp, chirp cried constantly magpie
Chirp, chirp cried constantly magpie
It would like to use this call to a free world ah
It would like to use this call to a free world ah
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:: download :: DISTANT SKIES AND LULLABYES Air date 26th of June '15
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I LOVE YOU BUT I'VE CHOSEN DARKNESS 'The Sun Burns Out'
BIRDSTRIKING 'Magpie'
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE 'Philadelphie Story feat. SoKo'
LiLiPUT 'Étoile'
BONGWATER 'What If?'
MICK JONES 'Easy Going Man'
LOVE AND ROCKETS 'Shelf Life'
BLUR 'Thought I Was A Spaceman'
PHILIP SELWAY 'Around Again'
ROBERT SMITH 'There's A Girl In The Corner'
BOB MOSES 'Hands To Hold (Acoustic)
MAGNET 'Lullaby'
PRIMITIVE KNOT 'To A Fiery Tempest Hurl'd'
FLYING CAPE EXPERIENCE 'Death Waltz'
WINTER 'Don't Stay Away'
CARMEN BURGUESS AND EVELYNE NEG-FI 'Improvisation'
HOT CHIP 'Why Make Sense?'
UFOMAMMUT 'Revelation'
JOSH ROBERT THOMPSON 'Accelerated Decrepitude'
~Background Music MY BLOODY VALENTINE 'Rarities/Remixes'