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The Harpist (feat. Blumen)

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Donald Wilson This track is so surreal, and intense, and beautifully melodic at the same time. The gentle Jazz, coupled with the heavy screaming, just to melt into a soft serenade, and then a declaration that there is always more to achieve, higher elevations to reach. I wish there were more to this than there is, because I've listened to this song for hours on loop at a time! Love you, Bird Problems.

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The Harpist is pure musical indulgence.

The song dances between instrumental metal, post-hardcore, and jazz, with Blumen's contribution on piano adding extra diversity to the typical Bird Problems sound.

Lyrically, The Harpist is inspired by the Ancient Roman festival of Bacchus; a night of drunken revelry.

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Lyrics:

A bit of moonlit indulgence

We’ve come this far
What a waste it would be
To turn back now

Never get to see
The promise of this peak
There’s a chance that is perfect

Is that not what we seek?

Moonlit indulgence
Gods behaving badly
We’re barely being Bacchic
Until we've slept with the trees

Drink a tall glass of orange juice

I’d call you a lyre
But you’d keep harping on
About it, dumbfounded,
Lute the corpse

Sting me to a frenzy
With your staff of the wild

Oh, we’ve gotten so high
Your hands caressing the sky

But no, it’s never enough
There’s more just up and above

Climb through the night
Trust in this rite
No respite

Climb through the night
Trust in this rite
We’ll do fine

Conquer your spite
No end in sight
The peak’s a lie

May the ground flow red with wine

credits

released July 13, 2018
Joseph Anidjar – guitars, engineering for guitar, bass, and vocals, mixing
Max Laramee – bass
Michael Smilovitch – vocals, lyrics
Daniel Smilovitch & Joseph Anidjar – drum programming
Richard Blumenthal – piano
Evan Sammons – vocal edits
Adam Bently – mastering
Pia Marie Ladores – cover art

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Bird Problems Montreal, Québec

Bird Problems is a Progressive Metal band from Montréal, Canada. They are known for their esoteric sound and energetic live performances.

For all your bird problems, there's Bird Problems.

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