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LEVIATHAN (A Song About A Fish)

from DEMOS by Rick Berlin

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I ran into a friend of mine fishing at Jamaica Pond who told me about Leviathan. A giant (bass?) that all the alnglers knew about but have never caught. This is a song about that awesome creature.

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LEVIATHAN
(A Song About A Fish)

there’ i a giant
fish just under
the surface
of jamaica pond
he’s been there so long
he’s got a name
they call him
leviathan
n all the anglers
hope t catch him
but then again
they don’t
he’s escaped their lures
for many years
the great
leviathan

let him be
this monster boy
like a character
at the bar
slithering n slippery
can’t pin him down
ya wish
upon a star

he watch the drunk kids
swim across
the pond
late at night
illegal, naked
n super cool
he thinks they’re
outa sight

eyes like marbles
lips like
boys in makeup
out t here
wise n wiley
he’s in the shallows
sucking on a can
of beer

ya hope he has
a buddy
r a girlfriend who
thinks he’s hot
makin little
leviathans
happy t learn
from daddy
n slip the knot

there’s a giant
fish just under
the surface
of jamaica pond
he’s been there so long
he’s got a name
they call him
leviathan
all the anglers
hope t catch him
but then again
they don’t
he’s escaped their lures
for many years
the great
leviathan

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from DEMOS, released November 18, 2012
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A giant on the Boston music scene. His colorful songwriting + strong stage presence have influenced countless other artists since the early 1970s. He continues to make music w/ intelligence + integrity, building an international reputation around his knotty, singular piano playing, straight-from-the-heart singing and a style of character-based songwriting that's drawn comparisons to Waits + Cohen ... more

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