From the recording JUST LIKE BIRDS
Pauline Tidbury: vocals, violin, deer hooves perc.
Daniel St-Jean: back vocal, guitars, dulcimer, dulcitar, perc. keyboard
Michel Laplante : bass
Shawn Mativetsky: tabla
Lyrics
Our bodies are just like trees
Our bodies ( bent over ) are just like trees ( exposed; endangered )
Our bodies ( limbs twisted ) are just like trees ( fragile; vulnerable )
Our bodies ( growth stunted ) are just like trees ( dwarfed; unhealthy )
We sway, we shake, we bend… we break
All determines our growth, our shape
Our spirits are just like birds
Our spirits ( uplifted ) are just like birds ( soaring; gliding )
Our spirits ( instinctive ) are just like birds ( driven; natural )
Our spirits ( transient ) are just like birds ( fleeting; disappearing )
We fly, we plane, we plunge… we flee
All determines our chance to be free
We live, overcome, survive… succumb
All determines what we become
Our bodies are just like trees ; Our spirits are just like birds