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Most of my songs tell a story. This one in contrast is more about painting a picture. It's a microcosm of a one child family at some kind of social-enviromental consciousness raising fundraiser gig (or some such event). At the centre is the mother, calmly weaving, patiently bringing form into being. A celebration of an archetypal and divine energy.

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What can y’ see, what can y’ see?
What can y’ see, what can y’ see?

People have gathered from all over town
To show their concern about what’s going down
As they’re laughing and moving
And dancing and grooving
For themselves
In this world
My thoughts turn to things that are small
To parts that are greater than simply some of the whole
What can you see?
What can you see?

In a strange congregation in a music filled hall
Are a woman, a man and they’re young boy child
In this broken earth is they’re world complete?
The woman sits
With the child by her side
The man is standing
At her feet

And she weaves
(what can y’ see, what can y’ see?)
(what can y’ see, what can y’ see?)

The man is worried - his thoughts are hurried
He never has the time to change his mind
So he never has the mind to change
Never makes the change his family needs
He takes it for granted
They will always be waiting
While he bleeds

And she weaves
She weaves
She we-ea-ves

The child is charmed by the reggae band
By the reams of rhythm and the rooms of people
Held in a trance by the music they dance
As if they’re running in slow motion
Going no-where
With smiles on their faces

And she weaves
She weaves
She…

What can y’ see, what can y’ see
What can y’ see, what can y’ see
What can y’ see, what can y’ see
What can you see?
What can you see?
What can you see?
What can y’ see, what can y’ see, what can y’ see?

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from Quarrelling With the Spider Monkey, released June 2, 2015

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Jamie David/Miracle Band X Fremantle, Australia

Jamie David is a uniquely idiosyncratic story-telling songwriter. His interests in a broad range of music and musical ideas - inside and outside of popular culture - have led to a one of a kind genre-defying, meta-eclectic style. Wanting to add colour and texture to the story-telling, he has long engaged a fabulous floating line up of exceptional musicians in his collective "Miracle Band X" ... more

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