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Bad Spell

from Many Lives by Howlin' Whale

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lyrics

Birds sang with miners’
Shaky breath and clogged lungs
The hearts of the trees stuck like sap
And beat like wilted drums
Smoke poured through the crater
Crushed deep by a giant’s toe
As the wind cried
Like a child
Lost to his daddy’s tome

I said it like a bad spell (like a bad spell)
I cast me under
I said it like a bad spell (bad spell)
I cast me under

Rhythm of bats’ wings
Stirs the air wild and cold
We hunt for the small things
The weak, sick, and old
Owl beaks tear like lightning
Silent, bright and hot
As the withering veins
Of the leaves
Start to clot

Why’d I taste that sweet honey
That fell from that pot?
Why’d I taste that sweet honey
That fell from that pot?

I said it like a bad spell (like a bad spell)
I cast me under
I said it like a bad spell (bad spell)
I cast me under

(Like a bad spell)
(Bad spell)

Streams leak like blood
Over dust charred and sore
Birds rip hair for nests
From skulls cracked and bored
Crows fly like spies
With grit teeth and locked jaws
And the boiling
Muddy water
Slowly swallows the frogs

No sound cuts the air
But my love, wild and true
A shout that was sucked up
Sucked up without you

I said it like a bad spell (bad spell)
I said it like a bad spell (bad spell)
I said it like a bad spell (bad spell)

credits

from Many Lives, released June 21, 2019
Lyrics by Howlin’ Whale
Music by Howlin’ Whale, Taylor Quinn

Performed by:
Howlin’ Whale | Vocals, Harmonica
Taylor Quinn | Drums, Bass, Percussion, Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals
Fire Mist | Guitar
Kavika G | Piano, Organ

Produced by Howlin’ Whale, Taylor Quinn, Fire Mist

Engineered by Howlin’ Whale, Taylor Quinn, Fire Mist, Rae Okino

Executive Produced by Howlin’ Whale
© 2019 Howlin' Whale

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Howlin' Whale

Howlin' Whale is a harmonica player, composer, and vocalist. Her bog harmonica sound comes from "The Bubbling Bog," a vast swamp-filled woods where she grew up near a train track. Traveling led her to whales, and she set her compass forever seaward. Whale's roots come from nature, honoring reggae, blues, and Hip Hop since 2012.

Her debut EP Many Lives is out June 22, 2019 with GYPSYPOP RECORDS. ... more

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