Bat on a swing
(Artist: Bats on a Swing / Songwriter: Damien Somville)
There’s a bat on a swing
And a web on the ceiling
The spider is near and the cat
The cat is asleep
No one is watching over me and I wonder
Who does this smile with wings possibly belongs to?
Those two pointed teeth
Gently rocks over my cradle
Like a pendulum in the wind like a rival
Or a head down little friend, like no angel
There’s a day sleeper in the back of a garden
A black dangling guardian
A dream catcher
For the day dreamer
In the shade of a tree
The bat is on guard
From its control swing
Everything is clear as Daylight
My mind’s at rest
I’ve got nothing to worry about
Free at last to take my afternoon nap
Before the light goes down
Before my folks bend over my cradle
Like a pendulum in the wind like a rival
Or a head down little friend, like no angel
There’s a day sleeper in the back of a garden
A black dangling guardian
A dream catcher
For the day dreamer
credits
from Bats on a Swing,
released July 5, 2010
Marine B. / Vocals - Flute - Keyboard
Louise Briand / Vocals - Keyboards - Bass Synthetizer
Damien Somville / Accoustic & Electric Guitars - Backings
Etienne Gautier / Violin
Yann D. / Accoustic & Electric Guitars - Bass - Ukulele
Adrien Plessis / Drums & Percussions
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