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Quiet Little Mouse

by The Swifts

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1.
Falling Out of the Tree 04:57
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Falling out of the tree is not me Falling out of the tree is not me Break me up shake me to my knee Turn me round knock me to the ground I’m too precious too careful and too proud Falling out of the tree is not me Falling out of the tree is not me Wake me up and drop me in the sea Turn me into something I can be Falling out of the tree is not me Falling out of the tree is not me All I want is the right word to say All I want is the right word to say when it needs to be said Burn me up with your magnifying glass But please don’t keep me in your Bug Catcher Falling out of the tree is not me Falling out of the tree is not me Falling out of the tree is not me Falling out of the tree is really not me Is really not me Is really not me
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Cloud Cuckoo 03:20
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Cloud cuckoo radical son Heard you crying out in the summer grass Spring fever is a busy little beaver Sweet little vixen deep in the wood She’s a smoking gun Birds of a feather often lay together But my time has not yet come Taking nectar from a flower Is one way to spend an hour Aaah aah
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Eye Candy 04:11
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She’s our very own china doll Pin up pop out sugar swirl Manufactured to please and tease Yeah we made her a slave to slease Deep down beneath the barren ground There’s a need to be filled Deep down beneath the barren ground There’s a need to be filled Now Carolina’s growing bold She feels it to bare her all But she’s only doing what she’s told Only doing what she’s told Deep down beneath the barren ground There’s a need to be filled Deep down beneath the barren ground There’s a need to be filled The eye candy’s quicker than the mind Eye candy’s quicker than the mind The eye candy’s quicker than the mind Eye candy’s quicker than the mind The eye candy’s quicker than the mind The eye candy’s quicker than the mind
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Firefly 03:33
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I do wish my heart was much like you Oh firefly Just after day is gone I would feel alive There’s nothing to hide Here I go down again Maybe I could bare my soul With no fear inside In the darkest corner of the room I could turn you on like the moon Here I go round again Oh my firefly Oh my firefly Oh my firefly Oh my firefly Here I go round the bend To look for an unfairweather friend Love me or hate me please don’t ignore me Love me or hate me yeah Here I go down again, again Here I go down again, oooh Here I go round the bend
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Turn Me On Deadman 04:18
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You fell asleep at the wheel And all that happened was I bit my tongue And your makeup began to run Yeah fate has dealt us a comfortable blow Depending on your point of view We’re the fortunate ones yeah We’re the fortunate ones yeah Turn me on deadman Turn me on deadman Turn me on deadman ooh ooh What should make us feel so damn lucky To want to be gleeful or deadpan The blessings are too many to count Turn me on deadman Turn me on deadman Turn me on deadman ooh ooh Who’s afraid of the reverend reaper Who can’t decide which of you is cheaper Who’s afraid of reverend reaper Turn me on deadman Turn me on deadman Turn me on deadman ooh ooh Turn me on deadman ooh ooh Turn me on deadman Turn me on deadman Turn me on deadman
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Government Hostage 04:41
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So who’s to say What’s the right time of day To get up from your sleep And face a world so cheap I’d rather be a government hostage than a wage slave I may be poor I may be ugly I may not even shave Please let me swagger Let me sway As I make my way out to ignore All the rules of today I’d rather be a government hostage than a wage slave I may be poor I may be ugly I may not even shave Who holds the power who has the key I really don’t know why Who pulls the strings to make us free And though we never see I’d rather be a government hostage than a wage slave I may be poor I may be ugly I may not even shave So who’s to say What’s the right time of day To get up from your sleep And face a world so cheap I’d rather be a government hostage than a wage slave I may be poor I may be ugly I may not even shave I’d rather be a government hostage than a wage slave I may be poor I may be ugly I may not even shave
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Never Reach the Sun 03:14
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A look in your eye Is a thousand sighs Then the moment arrives A glimmer of sharpened knives You wear my patience so thin As if to say maybe a sin And when they call me naïve I stupidly agree Try another one We’ll never reach the sun It’s all too familiar When you’ve been burned before Are you the true companion Should I open my door It’s not for you or for me To see how it will go It might have been the world We’ll never know Try another one We’ll never reach the sun ooh ooh Try another one We’ll never reach the sun Try another one We’ll never reach the sun Try another one We’ll never reach the sun
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Shadow Puppets 03:38
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Shadow puppets Dancing on my wall Slimy lizard Crawling on the floor I know there’s something going on I can see there’s something going on I can see you But you can’t see me Yes I can feel you One thinks of it all as a dream I know there’s something going on I can see there’s something going on When you look around you All you see are lonely eyes I think I found you Is it really no surprise I know there’s something going on I can see there’s something going on Familiar strangers Talk in foreign tongues New world new world Strange games begun I know there’s something going on I can feel there’s something going on yeah I know there’s something going on yeah I can feel there’s something going on And I can feel there’s something going on yeah
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Nothing Shows 03:20
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Enemy is in again Old enemy is here Can they see All the things that I can see You’re not alone Anywhere you go The feeling grows and grows But no one really knows, no one ever knows Nothing ever shows Just like fear it grows Nothing ever shows Just like fear it grows You can see the signs You can read between the lines But there’s still No place for the soul to hide Heaven be my guide With nothing I can hide And nothing ever shows It’s like fear it grows
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Hanging's 2 Good 03:26
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See the painting on my wall The lady of Chalot I think of all the things she’s got Hanging’s 2 good for her now There are so many ways to skin a cat But I can’t think of one right now And I know if you go on like that It’ll soon be over now Hanging’s 2 good for meow Ooh Aaah Ooh Aaah I’m so very sick to the core of my Earth Thinking about a rebirth But a change isn’t always as good a holiday You give but you make me pay Then you’ll say Hanging’s 2 good for you… too
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Free 03:34
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I had a dream I saw the world from space It was blue and green I thought I saw the children And they were smiling back at me I heard your voice calling out to me It was sweet and clear And I thought I heard that song we were singing All through this life we’re waiting for a chance to see All through our lives we’re waiting for the right to be Free Free I saw your face your sadness made me cry Lines deep and clean Like a river through a forest mmm All through this life we’re waiting for a chance to see All through our lives we’re waiting for the right to be Free Free Free (How mama, how mama, how mama, how mama)(How mama, how mama, how mama, how mama) Free (How mama, how mama, how mama, how mama)(How mama, how mama, how mama, how mama) Free (How mama, how mama, how mama, how mama)(How mama, how mama, how mama, how mama)
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Waste 04:13
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Hope you don’t mind If I shoot the messenger right in the eye So don’t waste your time Don’t waste your time on me, ooh on me It’s nothing personal You understand that you don’t hold the key To my life in your hand So don’t lay it down don’t lay down that crap on me, ooh on me Aah I’m not the uncaring kind I’m the kind that knows when to hide Before I had the world sussed out I was a “quiet little mouse” Livin’ in an underground house An underground house Underground house Aah Hope you don’t mind If I don’t come running to the boy who cried wolf But you know I’ll always be there You know I’ll always be there for Him Ooh for Him Oh for Him Yeah for Him Oh Aaah Yeah Ooh wo wo oh Yeah ee yeah
13.
Mystery Track 01 01:30
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Mystery Track 02 00:42
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about

“Quiet Little Mouse” is the debut CD
from the Melbourne band the Swifts
This album is more than just a collection of songs.
It‘s a fusing together of different styles and ideas to create a very personal and original work.

credits

released October 1, 2004

Mihali - vocals, acoustic guitar
Yanni - backing vocals, electric guitar, bass, acoustic guitar,
mandolin, keyboards, drum loops and electronics.
Recorded at Altair 4 Studio in Tootgarook Victoria, Australia
Produced, recorded and mixed by Sandy Loam
Mastered by Adam Dempsey at Dex Mastering, Melbourne
All songs written by Mihali except
Free - music by Mihali and lyrics by Yanni.
All arrangements by the Swifts
Photography and Design by Yanni Dellaportas
Cover Concept by Mihali


Special thanks to Liz, Alex, Nicholas, Zoe, Elaine
and Peter for their patience and sacrifice throughout
the recording process. Nick, Hannah and Carlos
for their encouragement. Sammy for his support,
Rob at Guitars and Things for keeping the
guitars fresh.. Ron, Gavin, Collin, Sandy and .Josh
at Nepean Music Centre for advice and accessories.
Tony, James, Keith, Max, Kel, Kate, Kirsten,
Daryl, Garry, Luke, Chris, Evan, Kylie, Fran H, Fran,
Mick, Sharon, Anna, Loraine, Francis, Margaret, Bruce,
Marilyn, Joy, Carolyn, Til, Pat, Anne, Hadyn, Stan,
Felix, Andrew F, Andrew & (Mel who heard it first),
Michelle and everyone at the Independent News Group.
Also thanks to Jenifer, Nina and Colin and everyone
at Peninsula Animal Aid in Pearcedale for allowing
us to capture the animal image. Thanks also go to
Jason for setting up the DAW and the
Rosebud Salvation Army for the rehearsal space.

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