Alligator Eyes (Demo)

by Kid of Harith

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Absolutely Stupid song title.
It was also called 'Bridget Cleary' at one point. Equally as daft.
The oldest Kid of Harith demo from '08 or '09?
Recorded by our old KoH live drummer Greg Morrow (now of TILD fame) in his bedroom to a laptop in Stanmore, NSW. This was a fun one to play with the band.
I still like this song as a composition. I occasionally play it live. Extra points for spotting the Rodriguez reference. Inspired by a book about Changelings that I read as a kid.

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Lyrics:

I tried to sleep but you're in my head
I tried to sleep but you're in my head
Oh I wish you were dead

My mother says I shouldn't wish these things
But you can't deny a bird its wings
you can't shut up what the heart will sing

A monkey in silk is a monkey no less
A monkey in silk is a monkey no less
You can't disguise what you can't undress
and you can't deny

The little beasts come in the middle of the night
The little beasts come in the middle of the night
and they peep through the window in the cold wet light
and they leave a child with a crooked spine

Additional live lyrics:

and they have a look around with alligator eyes
when mother awakes they take her by surprise
(bop him on the head when father tries)
then up in eiderdown sweet baby sighs

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released September 22, 2020
Recorded by Greg Morrow
Performed by Kid of Harith - guitars, vox, organ, static

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Dark-folk songs about fear, family, and fragility

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