Name: Bridge in the Sky
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Description: Laying down the deep guitar groove on this one is bluesman extraordinaire Ken Kawashima.

Bridge in the Sky

by Samm Bennett - Polarity Records

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Laying down the deep guitar groove on this one is bluesman extraordinaire Ken Kawashima.

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Bridge in the Sky

i was just about to cross the bridge
cause i'd heard on the other side of the river
having fun is allowed
but then the bridge started to tremble
and slowly levitate
it floated up into the sky
and was swallowed by a cloud
swallowed by a cloud

i saw a woman in the pouring rain
but somehow she stayed dry as a bone
she looked just as peaceful as the Buddha
sitting on a lotus throne
her eyes turned into sapphires
her body turned into smoke
but somehow i just couldn't stop laughing
it was like she'd told me the perfect joke
hey hey, the perfect joke

i threw a handful of dirt in the air
it spread out and blocked out the sun
but in the darkness i could see the shadow of the bridge
and i knew what had to be done
if i was ever gonna get across
i was gonna have to get up to the sky
and remembering what they'd taught me
back in Sunday school
i knew i was gonna have to die
i was gonna have to die

so i set off walking through the woods
til i came to the railroad track
i laid down there looked around at the world
and said i ain't never coming back
and sure enough after awhile
along come a big old train
but just then i saw that bridge come down
come down from the sky like rain
like rain

and coming down with that bridge there was that woman
the very same one that i thought had vanished away
so i got myself up off, up off of that railroad track
and i'm still yes i'm still with that woman today
i'm still yes i'm still with that woman today
hey hey hey
still today, still today ...

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released June 8, 2020
Samm Bennett: vocal, percussion, onboard clavinet
Ken Kawahima: guitar
Recorded at Polarity Studio, Tokyo, Japan
All Words and Music Copyright Samm Bennett - All Rights Reserved
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Singer and songwriter, player of unusual string instruments such as 3-string and 1-string guitar, plus jaw harps, mouthbow, electronics and junk, plus all manner of drums and percussion.

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