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You told me stories of the grain
a girl who dreamed of airplanes
a hunters hands that came each night
to turn her body to a kite
of silence long ago
a city entered after dark
a night spent in a rainy park
a belly swollen full of shame
a baby born without a name
the world would never know
and how you heard your Captain call that night
when you woke up in a room of blood and light

You wore your sadness like a veil
a doorway to some other trail
that other hunters would've found
and travelled without turning round
to see if it was torn
it branded you and made you run
it spoke to me in foreign tongues
it said let go but hang on tight
as if your body were a kite
some secret in a storm
that told me of the hunter and his string
as if your Captain wouldn't see a thing

But I knew that I would follow you
the moment that I looked at you
down some dark road that had no end
by some command that wouldn't bend
that pulled me through the towns
and no matter how I tried to run
your stories called and I would come
they said let go but hang on tight
as if your body were a kite
I never would pull down
to see if it was true and not a lie
your Captain was the one who made you shy

You taught me how the lovers keep
their secrets so their dreams can sleep
and how in time the world would hide
the ones who hunted you for pride
you said you never chose
but I saw the way you looked at them
the soft young boys the businessmen
who by your style were so confused
the eyes so cold the lips all bruised
the hunger 'neath your clothes
I watched them long enough to understand
your Captain was a law and not a man

You told me stories of the grain
a girl who dreamed of airplanes
a hunters hands that came each night
to turn her body to a kite
of silence long ago
but your love is just a service now
so insincere and cold somehow
you're just another stewardess
and icy smile and iron dress
you wear for those who know
there really is a Captain in the rain
and he's the only one who knows your name

yes he's the only one who knows your name
yes he's the only one

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from Indio Saravanja, released October 5, 2005

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Indio Saravanja Toronto, Ontario

Argentine born, Arctic Canada raised, Indio Saravanja is a poetic songwriter, talented multi-instrumentalist, and adventurous composer, whose poignant, honest words cut to the bone. A dynamic performer who charms the crowd with his candid and often humorous tales, he is an also an exciting musician - solo or with a band, acoustic or electric. ... more

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