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Cities & Seas

from How To Build A Kite by Jonathan Meur

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lyrics

I never knew my time spent in the sun
I never knew my soft spots
I never knew my defiant nature
And I never knew my seriousness

In ways I don’t always understand are yours
In ways you won’t imagine are yours

I never knew every stage, every song
I never, never knew my wisdom
And I never knew every blooming horizon
And I never knew my worldliness

In ways I don’t always understand I owe to you
In ways you can’t imagine I owe you

And if I’m sometimes blind, soon I’ll remember
Thank you for, thank you for cities and seas
If sometimes words fail me, I’ll find them again
Thank you for, thank you for, thank you for cities and seas

I never expected such challenge
And I never expected such journeys
And I never guessed, never guessed, never guessed
These people, these friends, these accomplices

In ways I don’t always understand are yours
In ways you won’t imagine they’re yours

And if I’m sometimes blind, soon I’ll remember
Thank you for, thank you for cities and seas
If sometimes words fail me, I’ll find them again
Thank you for, thank you for, thank you for cities and seas

And it isn’t defeat to let you hear
No it isn’t defeat for me to bow

credits

from How To Build A Kite, released July 12, 2015
Jonathan Meur: Vocals, Guitar
Tamara Yousry: Vocals
Gabriel Lynch: Guitar
Elizabeth Saw: Keys
Debra Leong: Violin
Gevorg Sargsyan: Cello
Edmund Song: Double Bass
Adam Shah: Drums

Written and arranged by Jonathan Meur

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Jonathan Meur Paris, France

Paris-based French-Mauritian singer-songwriter addicted to the creative process. A fusion of folk, pop, rock and classical, his music has drawn comparisons to the likes of Sufjan Stevens, Kings of Convenience and Regina Spektor.

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