Tuvalu

from Victory At Sea by vee device

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lyrics

Burial at sea
is all that waits for me.
We trust our graves
will be spared encroaching waves,
but our bones rejoin the reef.

My mother has her faith
the oceans know their place.
When father dies
she’ll lay her body by his side.
Our front yard has the space.

The king tide made its mind.
Our water’s turned to brine.
Pulaka crops
wither like our fishing stocks.
To leave we’re all resigned.

My people refugees
everyone but me.
Though I will die
my bones will one day emerge dry.
New mountains from the sea.

credits

from Victory At Sea, released February 5, 2016
Dennis Bigelow: Concertina, Accordion, Bass, Trombone, Crotales, Shruti Box
Kat Ernst: Cello
Sam Ernst: Vocals, Guitar
Caitlin Morris: Trumpet

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vee device Fort Collins, Colorado

vee device are a landlocked band who've made an album all about remote islands and the people who inhabit them. Go figure. The music is jaunty, but not in a sea-shanty kind of way. The lyrics are detailed, but not in a "let's pull out an encyclopedia" kind of way (unless that encyclopedia is full of short snippets from Wikipedia, of course). vee device love songs about places they will never see. ... more

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