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The Basement Engineer

from MAGNIFICENT BIRD by Gabriel Kahane

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lyrics

The basement engineer inventor:
If there’s free speech he believes truth will prevail,
Blind to the movements of the emperor,
In his palace made of glass he thumbs the scale.

Watch his dead eyes open
As the rats come to feed.
Angry words are spoken.
Someday someone’s gonna bleed.

credits

from MAGNIFICENT BIRD, released March 25, 2022
Sam Amidon - background vocals
Gabriel Cabezas - cellos
Pharaoh Fawcett - background vocals
Gabriel Kahane - piano, vocals, electric bass, synthesizers
Alexandra Sopp - flute & piccolo
Holcombe Waller - background vocals

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