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Artist: Lhasa de Sela
Canonical path: /lhasa-de-sela/a-fish-on-land
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A Fish on Land
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A Fish on Land
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I had a dream last night
A fish on land
Gasping for breath
Just laughed
And sang this song
Is life like this for everyone
Is life like this for everyone
I picked him up
He had a human face
I carried him
To where the water was
A grey and still and dusty thing
A grey and still and dusty thing
I dropped him in
And he could breathe again
And then he grew
And he became a man
I knew that I would marry him
I knew that I would marry him
I had a dream last night
A fish on land
Gasping for breath
Just laughed
And sang this song
Is life like this for everyone?
Is life like this for everyone?
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