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You Can Hear Us (feat. Quinn Bonnan & Maxwell Bonnan)

from Once Upon Deep Time by Matthew Bonnan

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We can hear the evolutionary past we carry within us.

lyrics

Seconds into hours into eons time will pass
It ticks by very slowly, but it goes so very fast
If time is a vast ocean and each life a tiny cup
What will echo to the future when our time is finally up?

Can you hear us?

Time’s arrow points one way and you can never turn around
The changes keep on coming and there’s no way to slow down
No map to guide us onward and it’s hard to comprehend
How did all of us get here and how might this all end?

Can you hear us?

Once our spirit level began to sway
To tremors in the rocks and the rolling waves
A link to the past that echoes till this day
Descendants of survivors that paved the way

Well, I know you feel the vertigo
Looking back into deep time
A message echoes from the past
You can hear us, deep inside you
You can hear us, all around you

You can hear it in the voices carried on the wind
In a chorus of crickets when the night rolls in
This symphony of life it will bring you alive
A gift from antecedents only trying to survive

Can you hear us?
Once our spirit level began to sway
To tremors in the rocks and the rolling waves
A link to the past that echoes till this day
Descendants of survivors that paved the way

Well, I know you feel the vertigo
Looking back into deep time
A message echoes from the past
You can hear us, deep inside you
You can hear us, all around you
You can hear us, deep inside you
You can hear us, all around you

From the jaws of a fish
To the sounds in your ears
All our stories converge
Through these millions of years
Speak your mind with a tongue
That once opened your mouth
As old bones with new roles
Keep the notes pouring out
As we carry the song
Pass the genetic baton
You can hear with your ears
That we’re not really gone
No, we’re not really gone
No, we’re not really gone
You can hear with your ears
That we’re not really gone

You can hear us, deep inside you
You can hear us, all around you

We are here with you

credits

from Once Upon Deep Time, released December 16, 2022
Matthew Bonnan - all instruments and vocals except*
* Maxwell Bonnan - lead guitar
* Quinn Bonnan - supporting vocals
Blowing wind (Mark DiAngelo: soundbible.com/1810-Wind.html)

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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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