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Mutant Octopus

from Magic Squirrels by Ken Nash

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music by Ken Nash
lyrics by Ken Nash and Flanna Sheridan

No cephalopods were harmed during the making of this recording.

lyrics

When the mutant octopus comes to carry you away
Will anybody wonder why you weren’t in school today?
He’ll carry you to the murky bottom
And braid your hair with clay
He’ll feed you shells and starfish
And ask you, “Will you stay?”

I’ve been waiting down here for a million years
Radiation in my blood keeps ringing in my ears
Well your ship’s sunk and your shirt untucked
If you want to leave you’re out of luck..
I’ve been lurking here so all alone
But now you’re gonna be my very own.

CHORUS
“Do you love me? Do you really care
will you be my bride in my watery lair?
I can hold you in my tentacles all night long
And whisper in your ear my octopus song.

People call me a strange mutation
An aberration from my generation
They said I’d always live alone
But now you’re here inside my home.

With your golden hair in the moonlight gleaming
It feels like I am only dreaming
Love’s come bubbling up from the deep
Now you’re something I’d like to keep

CHORUS

You don’t need to talk. Don’t say a word
In my heart it’s all been heard
You and I were meant to be
Down here in my deep blue sea

Together we’ll make happiness
Out of this old toxic mess
Can’t you see that love’s the key
So won’t you try to breath for me?

CHORUS

credits

from Magic Squirrels, released September 2, 2009
Sarah Morris - drums
Flanna Sheridan - backing vocals, bubbles
Ken Nash - vocals, guitar, keyboard

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Ken Nash Hlavní město Praha, Czech Republic

Prague-based singer/songwriter/cartoonist Ken Nash is part of a new vanguard of indie artists originating in Prague, Czech Republic. Though often referred to as “anti-folk” or “satirical folk,” Nash’s unique approach to songwriting can be a bit difficult to truly define – yet it never fails to connect with his audience, both as satire and with true emotion.” - PIMC (Prague Indie Music Collective) ... more

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