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Written by Carl Funk/BMI

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SWIRL

All of my life
I have stood here in the rain
Watching the world
And you know I can't explain
Deep in the shadows I explored
Call it a kingdom or a ghetto
Saw one thousand tribal wars
Under one blue shining sky

Riding the dream
What can I do
Caught in the swirl
Of the black and the blue
Heart of the world
Too hard to know
Holding a mirror to a mirror

So here I am
Like some Catcher in the Rye
Don't have a plan
No religion to live by
Watching the blind who lead the blind
Wondering why they're always smiling
Like they've left themselves behind
And just gone on holiday

Riding the dream
What can we do
Caught in the swirl
Of the black and the blue
Heart of the world
Too hard to know
Holding a mirror to a mirror to a soul

Ah, but it's only the world
Lost in the heart of the swirl

Riding the dream
What can we do
Caught in the swirl
Of the black and the blue
Heart of the world
Too strange to know
Holding a mirror to a mirror to a soul
Riding the dream
What can I do
Caught in the swirl
Of the black and the blue

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from THE HEART OF A SIREN, released July 29, 2016
Carl Funk: Vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards
Garey Shelton: Bass
Bruce Hazen: Electric guitar
Ben Smith: Drums
David Kincaid: Backing vocals

"Caught in the swirl of the black and the blue"

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Carl Funk Seattle, Washington

Pacific Northwest artist Carl Funk has spent more than half his life creating lyrics and music, delivering evocative narratives that connect people to foundations that define community, love and resolution.

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