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Blackbird Takes A Dive

by David Simnel and the Pimpernels

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60s sounding acoustic track

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You think you know me
And that I've really let you in
Revealing layers and feathers
That are only my outer skins

Using humour
My armour in war
But there are days it's best
To pretend
And lie down dead on the battle floor

I'm a blackbird
Who sings his song
To the man in the street
Or to my neighbours in the park
I'll sing for my supper
Just cos I'm alive
But sometimes when the weather's cruel
This blackbird takes a dive.

You think you'd like me
And that I'm really nice to know
But I'm all smoke and mirrors
An enigma just for show

Guarding the truth like
Treasure in a chest
There are days I'm vulnerable
And I know I've flown too far from my nest

I'm a blackbird
Who sings his song
Heralding the dawn's approach
Or the onset of the dark
I'll sing for my supper
Just cos I'm alive
But sometimes when the weather's cruel
This blackbird takes a dive
This blackbird takes a dive
This blackbird takes a dive.

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released August 12, 2012
Written, arranged and produced by David Simnel.
Vocals, guitars, brushes, bass and string arrangements by David Simnel

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David Simnel and the Pimpernels England, UK

Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist from the United Kingdom.
I have a passion for mixing up styles, anything from electro to jazz, punk to classical. I see myself as a crooner for the 21st century.

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