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Jean The Birdman (part 2)

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Label info: Virgin VSCDT 1462 Date: August 28, 1993 Type: CD Copyright: Virgin Recods Ltd.

Not so hard to find as part 1, but it would be the ultimate collection if you have both, packed in the digipack.

Part 1 is often priced a numerous times the amount of money that is asked for part 2.

The couple were formed when Robert Fripp approached David Sylvian in 1991 with a view to have him join a renewed King Crimson. Sylvian eventually declined but the pair decided to collaborate on a new project instead, augmented by Trey Gunn, Jerry Marotta and Pat Mastelotto. They released two albums (one studio, one live) and two singles before parting ways.

Credits: Produced by 1. Sylvian/Bottrill - 2 Sylvian/Nye - 3. Sylvian - 4. Fripp/Singleton. Design by Vaughan Oliver at V23. Photography by Kevin Westenberg.

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1	1	Jean The Birdman He gambles on the saddle He's pulling on the mane He thrashes on the horse's back Ambition is a bloody game Horse doesn't want to jump The river looks too wide Well he faces every hurdle With a nervous state of mind "Stay with me, breathe deeply take three passes back turn and make a full attack" The gods are laughing And they're tugging at the reins But he's taken to his wings And they hit the bank Heaven may stone him But Jean the birdman pulls it off His finger's on the trigger His eye is on the clock He doesn't give the game away And quickly fires the bullets off Six hearts cut short Still dreaming they're alive Blown 'round in dusty circles Like an absent state of mind Who hunter? Who victim? God love America He surely doesn't love him Hitching out of nowhere Lines of traffic knee deep A chance to stave the morning off And get some sleep Heaven may stone him But Jean the birdman pulls it off He wears a crucifix His mother left to him It's wrapped in chains around his heart Rusted and wafer thin "Don't count on luck son" All the angels sing "Don't need to check a weathervane We all know what tomorrow brings" Life is a cattle farm Coyotes with the mules Life is a bullring For taking risks and flouting rules Who needs a safety net The world is open wide Just look out for card sharks And the danger signs Heaven may stone him But Jean the birdman pulls it off	Jean The Birdman	Jean The Birdman Collaboration with Robert Fripp
1	2	Gone To Earth With a burning candle A book of holy things They'll throw you up against the wall Bind your hands with string Caught in the sudden shower Our host of heavenly Kings They're all victims of circumstance Of ancient bells that bring All the fear in the world, naked and shy Down upon our heads, with no reason why And though voices may holler For all they're worth The rabbits have fled their burrows Gone to earth	Gone To Earth
1	3	Tallow Moon (final text) The Crux the stone the heart the hearth the home Blinded In search of stars Thereness Nearly Vastly invisible unsensed,unseen troubled and troubling Nothing A coat A hood The hooded I Under a tallow moon.	Tallow Moon	Tallow Moon Bonus track on version 2 of Jean Tthe Birdman
1	4		Dark Water	Dark Water Actually it's a Robert Fripp track on version 2 of the Jean The Birdman CD-single.

Jean The Birdman (part 2)

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Jean The Birdman

Jean The Birdman

Gone To Earth

Tallow Moon

Tallow Moon

Dark Water

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