The Last Garden, by Birds Of Passage

The Last Garden

by Birds Of Passage

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1.	It's Too Late Now 08:46	lyrics	buy track
so undercover, this bitter, broken dream, got to lay the Nightfall down. the stars all too swiftly passed on by, but no time to chase them now. and we've got something in common; we've got nothing to say, and i'll keep burning these bridges, it's the only talent i have. so creep quiet now, this life has left me bare. got to lay the Hopeful down. the dreams were never what they promised to be, and anyway, it's too late now. and we've got something in common; we've got nothing to save. and i'll keep burning these bridges, it's the only talent i have. so undercover, this bitter, broken dream, got to lay the nightfall down. the stars were never only what they seem, but no use discerning that now..
2.	The Light Became 03:09	lyrics	buy track
and as we came into the light, the light became the dark. my sister wait my hand and see, for all and everything. we turn our backs, we face the sun. we open up our very selves to no-one but the other ones, who are our own. and as we came into the light, the light became the dark. my sister wait my hand and see, for all and everything.
3.	The Creed 03:45	lyrics	buy track
they dug away the hills, dug away the oceans and waded through the bones. i can't find a reason, i can't justify a creed, i can't see your fear where your fear should be i can't see your fear where your fear should be. they dug away the elms, dug away the essence and waded through the bones. can you find a reason? how can you justify the creed? I can't see your fear where your fear should be I can't see your fear where your fear should be
4.	Worship My Flaws 04:05	lyrics	buy track
shadow of the veil, disturb my slumber. watch the darkness fall and pull me under. and on your knees you choose me and worship my flaws. hallowed silhouette, disturb my slumber. watch the darkness fall and pull me under. and on your knees, choose me and worship my flaws. and on your knees you choose me and worship my flaws.
5.	Find Me Another 01:37	lyrics	buy track
here is another faded disposition, here is my ancient love. here is tomorrow's whispered confession buried along with our bones. grave of the living, land of the dead, oh, will you find me another. grave of the living, land of the dead, oh, will you find me another.
6.	A Tale of Two Cities 04:19	lyrics	buy track
do you remember your beguiling, do you remember the ball, the extraordinary sundays after the curtain call.. in a field of willows weeping where you awoke my skin and i would kiss your lustre in a world unraveling, filling my enchantment with all the reasons to believe all the poets' fantasies were ours alone to breathe. do you remember falling victim to the mediocre dream, a tale of two cities left to burn away with me.. do you remember your beguiling, do you remember mine, the extraordinary sundays left to line the graves of time.
7.	We Fell For the Devil to Rise 07:56	lyrics	buy track
who's got tomorrow? who's got tomorrow anymore? i've got the sun going down on my knees, the last word of Solomon coming in on the breeze. i was a school girl, i did the work. i was the cattle trampling the dirt, i fell for the story.. i fell for the glory.. i fell for the angel's demise. i fell for the devil to rise. who's here for the music? who's here for the music anymore? there's the facade to maintain.. never mind that the essence was slain. we've got the sun going down on our knees, the last word of Solomon going out on the breeze. we were the school kids, we did the work. we are the cattle trampling the dirt. we fell for the story.. we fell for the glory.. we fell for the angel's demise. we fell for the devil to rise.
8.	Petite Mort 06:31	lyrics	buy track
across the dark.. oh secret of the deepest heart. beguiling glance, my strange, devoted confidante. pretend we've never breathed together, pretend we've never breathed together. you must digress, don't whisper soft beneath my dress. undo your rune and take my best. be on your charming way. pretend we've never breathed together. pretend we've never breathed together. but your lips oh, they allure, your fingers so impurely take me by ardent surprise.. so dark is your mystery.. so completely unholy.. breathe and the last of us dies. so dark is your mystery.. so completely unholy.. breathe and the last of us dies.
9.	On Our Hands 02:23	lyrics	buy track
this is where you'll find us, gone away before our time. no-one likes a sad song.. so pretend the blood don't matter, pretend it's not on our hands; we've got a tree in our garden and a fish in our pond. we've got a tree in our garden and a fish in our pond..

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After 3 years, New Zealand based Alicia Merz breaks her silence with her 5th Birds of Passage album ‘The Last Garden’. Alicia doesn’t share much with the public, except through her music, and so this album offers a rare glimpse into her secret world. Lose yourself in a universe of minimalist soundscapes, reinvented shoegaze, and the words of a poet who all too well knows the cold loneliness of the dark, but can find the breathless beauty in it also.

"Birds of Passage is humble and heartbroken. Her warm words are crimson berries that bear fruit in the cold depths of winter, hanging over crooked, bare branches where nothing else survives. Her dove-like vocals soar, but her introverted lyrics blossom with the fondness of love." (Fluid Radio)

"Alicia presents us with an endearing invitation into her fragile world, a captivating journey through the landscapes of her emotional euphoria and agony, a further commitment to musical experimentation… The cold minimalist-drones, distorted field recordings, and sparse instrumentation, illustrate an icy, desolate and dark world. It’s as if we are listening to the sound of winter itself; an audio exposure to the unforgiving elements of winter." (Headphone Commute)

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released November 5, 2021

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