David Hamburger - The Heirs of Shangri-La

from More Songs About Birds and Trees by Various Artists

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The heirs of Shangri La
Will not be checking in tonight
The train was late, and on the platform all their bags lie scattered
In the moonlight
Somewhere between the station and the hotel gate
They lost their way, so if you’re staying up it’s sure to be
A long and lonely wait

The heirs of Shangri La
Will not be gazing out to sea
From the crumbling marble folly where the poppy gardens
Used to be
Somewhere between the summer and the falling leaves
They must have had a change of heart, and this is all we’re ever
Likely to receive

The heirs of Shangri La
Are just an echo on the breeze
That whispers through the tangled branches of the last remaining
Olive trees
Somewhere between the morning of the world and now
They left their footprints in the sand for us to follow but we’ve
Never quite learned how

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from More Songs About Birds and Trees, released April 13, 2021
Mastered by Ranier Gembalczyk for Sienna Digital
(c) 2021 Hamburski Music (BMI)

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13 singer/songwriters plus one pandemic equals a lot of downtime. That's why the baker's dozen heard here started convening via Zoom once a week to share new songs with each other in the spring of 2020. Many were friends beforehand and some were strangers to each other. But gathering online each week, everyone became intimately acquainted pretty quickly, evolving into an extended musical family. ... more

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