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Into Thin Air

from Once Upon Deep Time by Matthew Bonnan

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Our ability to hear in air relies on tiny, vibrating bones that evolved from our fishy ancestors’ jaws. The evolution of a voice followed …

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When we emerged from the sea
The silence was roaring
We had no ears, no way to hear
The danger coming

Before there could be birdsong in the air
Or a chorus of frogs in the night
Bones from the jaw were repurposed
And airborne sounds came to life

Whoa, fish out of water
Into thin air
Listen! The past speaks loud and clear
From the jaws of a fish to the sounds in your ears
We’re all fish out of water
In the thin air

Hearing the danger was only the start
Voices were absent in that sunlit world
As long as we remained in light
Being seen not heard was connection enough

Yet so many ways in those long-ago days
Each was led from the sun to the night
To evolve through a tunnel of darkness
And emerge with a voice in the light

Whoa fish out of water
Into thin air
Listen! The past speaks loud and clear
From the jaws of a fish to the sound in your ear
We’re all fish out of water
In the thin air

In the absence of light, the frog calls ignite
While feathered dinosaurs learn to sing
When you pass through the dark the sound is the spark
From which all of our voices spring

So, don’t let the darkness overtake us
In the night I need to know you’re still there
From the jaws of a fish to the sounds in your ears
You can hear us, we’re a chorus
Floating free on the air

Whoa fish out of water
Into thin air
Listen! The past speaks loud and clear
From the jaws of a fish to the sounds in your ears
We’re all fish out of water
In the thin air

We are fish out of water
Singing in the thin air!

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from Once Upon Deep Time, released December 16, 2022
Matthew Bonnan - all instruments and vocals

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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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