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Dinosaur Songs (Single)

by Matthew Bonnan

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"Dinosaur Songs" is the debut single from the project Once Upon Deep Time. Find out more about the project: www.matthewbonnan.com/once-upon-deep-time

See the music video: youtu.be/2PcUlqNp-lY

We inhabit a world populated with living dinosaurs: birds! Apart from humans, birds are the only other animals that have actually spoken to us. "Dinosaur Songs" is a reminder that if we just take a moment to listen outside our window, we will hear echoes from the past: there are dinosaur songs in the air!

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Inspired by all feathered dinosaurs then and now, Dr. Irene Pepperberg and her work with Alex the grey parrot, and the short story "The Great Silence" by Ted Chiang.

You hear but you don’t listen
You hear but you don’t perceive
A message profound was spoken
But not by a human being

One night in the Age of Reptiles
Though we can’t say just when
Feathered dinosaurs began to sing
And everything changed then

So, listen outside your window
There are dinosaur songs in the air
A message echoes from the past
Can you hear us? Are you there?

We go through our days hearing
That which we don’t comprehend
Feathered dinosaurs serenade us
The Age of Reptiles never came to an end

Oh, how can we take this for granted?
When dinosaurs on the wing
Visit us daily, singing their songs
Yet we all look down at our screens

So, listen outside your window
There are dinosaur songs in the air
A message echoes from the past
Can you hear us? Are you there?
Can you hear us? Are you there?

No monkey has ever uttered a word
No dog has ever told us their name
No cat has ever stated their opinion
No other mammal has ever said a thing

But feathered dinosaurs have spoken
Yet we haven’t heard the call
One said, “You be good. I love you”
Will the words ever reach us at all?

Now listen outside your window
There are dinosaur songs in the air
It’s not too late to realize
All the magic that is there
All the past that is near
You can hear us … in the air

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released July 22, 2022
Lyrics and music by Matthew Bonnan

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Matthew Bonnan Hammonton, New Jersey

I am a dinosaur paleontologist and singer/songwriter. My songs focus on evolution and our connection to the tree of life.

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