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Arbiter

by Airborne Charlie

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"Arbiter" is the third and final single on Airborne Charlie's debut album.

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Oh my darling - you set fire to the lake while I was swimming
Oh the footpaths - oh, the miles - I would run to see what you were thinking
Oh the Hammer, where's that locomotive driving (in)?
(In)deed I would love to see the face of the last man I tried to (please)
(Please) the hammer
Please the engine
Let that train just roll off in reverse
With you all my thoughts are weapons
Deadliest the one that I had first

There is Johann with his beard drawn - surname rhymes but I won't say it (here)
(Here)'s my notion, resignation, downward motion, intimation's (clear)
(Clear) the airways, stop him drowning
Angels laughing up there on the bridge
"You must go so they'll remember
Jump the railing - die so you can live
Just forget about Clara and the kids
Life is just too difficult to fix"

~River, you tease me with your mercy
I'd hoped to sleep forever in your arms~

I will stay in states aphasic, lying supine, breathing through my mouth
My family all are strangers - remnants of the man the water washed (out)
(Out)side the air is full of birdsong
Oh the ease with which they sing their blues
The sun is full of sorrow
Bright, rotating, incubating fuse
At night it sings that sorrow
Moon and stars fade in to light the sky
Saviors died for some tomorrow
Hammer has the nail to purify
Sickle takes what lives so it can die
Engine runs until there comes a time

River you tease me in your mercy
I'd hoped to sleep forever in your arms
Each angel heavy, every bird a prophet
Every sunrise brings another storm

River I heard your currents singing
They dragged my body to your shores
Was only time the arbiter, dear
When I was begging to be un-born?

River, I-
River, I-
(River Rhine)
River, I-

Oh my darling
Oh my darling

credits

released October 2, 2020
Music and Lyrics by Eli Greenhoe

Eli Greenhoe - lead vocals, guitars, organ
Hans Bilger - double bass, background vocals
Ethan Schneider - drums

Recorded and Mixed by Justin Douglas at King Electric Recording Co. in Austin, TX

Mastered by Alessandra Roubini in Brooklyn, NY

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Airborne Charlie Brooklyn, New York

Like some intricate flying machine, the music of Airborne Charlie (Hans Bilger and Eli Greenhoe) is fueled by jazz and birdsong, folk harmony and Bach fugues, all welded to a sturdy frame of Americana. On their eponymous debut, the duo presents a bold, diverse collection of songs that run the gamut of their preoccupations. ... more

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