East River Ferry Waltz

from Better Than This by Kotorino

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Walk with me for a while
through the parking lot where the boats glide by
as the sun settles down in the Upper West Side
we'll leave solid ground behind.

put our faces to the wind
tell stories and secrets of lovers and friends
or say nothing at all

do the east river ferry waltz

queens softly snores
she's gotta wake up for work in the morning
manhattan's a drunken mess
passed out in her silver party dress

as we bump into Brooklyn shore
we'll stumble like drunkards across the floor
with a step 2 3, step 2 3, step 2 3 turn
step 2 3, step 2 3, step 2 3 turn

do the east river ferry waltz

when the waters rise again,
never to come back down
we'll sail between tall buildings
where we used to work uptown
and an orchestra of seagulls
will be the only sound
we'll turn and face each other

and do the
east river ferry waltz

the breeze can blow good things to you
but the tide will pull them away
let's enjoy this time between us two
with the intimate lopsided sway
of
the east river ferry waltz

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from Better Than This, released September 27, 2013

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…Kotorino has one of the most unique and unusual sounds of any band, ever. Even in a music scene saturated with “chamber-pop” bands and odd instrumentation, Kotorino stands out with its use of all variety of winds, strings, and other musical gadgetry. The music itself is omnivorous in its source material, quite pretty, and downright haunting ... more

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