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Third Was the Bird II

by Ariel My Friend

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1.
Say What 05:29
I knew a boy, he was so sweet Shook his hair and clapped his feet Never did he know he was a star In my head with his guitar I knew a girl I knew before We had a fight and talked no more It doesn't matter who you meet No one will stay forever Get yourself together Get yourself together Get yourself together Get yourself together Get yourself together Get yourself together Get yourself together Get yourself together In my land of fantasy I was so sad when suddenly
2.
Afraid 08:32
She said to me don't move, keep absolutely still Or the needle in my hand will tear your heart to bits And as I tried to cope with this silly charade I think I should say goodbye, I don't think I should even try Afraid, today She said to me don't move, keep absolutely still Or the needle in my hand will tear your heart to bits And as I tried to cope with this silly charade I think I should say goodbye, I don't think I should even try Afraid, today Out there in the cold Do you feel like a story untold? Wearing hospital pajamas to school And you thought you could get away with it They may untie your shoes Just as long as you play by the rules Getting closer you can smell the rot Telling you what to wear and what not How can you know whether you are small Or the grass is very tall Hopping from leaf to leaf Without a worry on your mind Running around, then again Your head is in the ground But how can you know whether you are small Or the grass is very tall You think there's no one here But behind you he is near If you had one wish you'd wish The Slenderman would disappear It's over now
3.
When the fat man collapsed They started to laugh "Ha, look at him down!" Every romance that he's ever had Has failed But you see, it's not his fault It's what he's been taught He said "I'm gonna make some changes in my life I'm gonna throw out some things Like dirty things Like little things Like eerie, furry things Like floating things Like yellow things Like soggy, metal things Like things that make my room messy!" While cleaning his closet, he found a ghost of an old lady. Without momentary hesitation he picked up the phone and called the exterminator, Who answered and said, "I'm sorry, but I only work on Mondays, Fridays and Dogdays". Unfortunately, it wasn't any of these days, especially not Friday. So as the ghost shrettled behind him, He had to wait. He did. In my neighborhood You will find it all Like pieces of my heart Big and small And every corner's Got a story to tell Oh well And in my room that's In my house that's In my street That's in my neighborhood On the concrete You'll find me playing To you, please take a seat We'll meet The man in the corner Was reading a line When all his garbage cans Turned into wine Things like that just could Happen in my neighborhood Happen in my neighborhood Happen in my neighborhood
4.
There's a good chance Me and Jim Carrey We took a piss Simultaneously There's a good chance Me and Jim Carrey We took a piss Simultaneously There's a good chance Me and Jim Carrey We rode a bike Independently There's a good chance Me and Jim Carrey We rode so fast Was a bit scary There's a good chance Me and Jim Carrey We went to sleep We're both so weary, and There's a good chance Me and Jim Carrey We took a piss Simultaneously We're having fun And there's a good chance That me and Jim Carrey did The very same thing At the same time indeed And there's a good chance That while I tried to find a rhyme Jim Carrey did the same The same thing at the same time There's a good chance Me and Jim Carrey There's a good chance Me and Jim Carrey There's a good chance Me and Jim Carrey There's a good chance Me and Jim Carrey, and We're having fun!
5.
On a faraway island is where I would live With all of my friends, not including Steve Because he said he'd rather stay tucked in his home I'll see you around Steve, so long Anyway on my island there will be much fun There will be no wars, nothing to be won And nothing to work for, just playing so free When things you eat grow on a tree My faraway island is open to all Animals, mandibles, and also people As long as they're nice and not hurting no one Together we'll have so much fun! On my faraway island you are welcome too To get you up here I'll give you a clue Take the first road you have never been to No one will search for you Any animal and some insects can come live here with me Whether they fly or swim in the sea Or simply walk step by step on the ground Like a bear or a cat or a hound Or a tiger or a frog or a chimpanzee Or a kangaroo, or a bee Oh wait, bees they don't walk, they fly high in the air Even though they are welcome as well "Open your eyes, man!", says the seal I come close, he goes, he's shy to the touch And though I've never been there and I never will, I already miss it so much So I'm sitting on my bed, thinking what to do Maybe I'll write another Shampoo Or maybe I'll pick up the phone and say to Steve, "can I come be tucked with you"? 'Cause it's noisy And it's filthy Don't you want to Be so free in every way? 'Cause we're sorted And distorted I was, I've been, and I'm gone 'Cause it's noisy And it's filthy Don't you want to Be so free in every way? 'Cause it's noisy And it's filthy Don't you want to Be so free in every way? 'Cause it's noisy And it's filthy Don't you want to Be so free in every way? 'Cause we're sorted And distorted I was, I've been, and I'm gone 'Cause it's noisy And it's filthy Don't you want to Be so free in every way? 'Cause we're sorted And distorted I was, I've been, and I'm gone I was, I've been, and I'm gone I was, I've been, and I'm gone I was, I've been, and I'm gone

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Third Was the Bird II was written over a long period of time and thus contains a wide variety of ideas, emotions and styles. Each track on the album has no beginning and no end, making it a single continuous journey.

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released August 19, 2016

Ariel - drums, vocals, bass, classical guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, synthesizers, metallophone, flute, banjo, tambourine, claps, ukulele, music box, shakers, drumsticks, little gong, whistling, heartbeats, online theremin, glass, squicking chair, squicking door, text-to-speech, pill bottles, sip of soy chai tea, masturbation, voicemail sounds, drill, hammer pounds on a metal pole, pants zipper, ghost noises, exterminator, composition, lyrics, recording, mixing, mastering, artwork.

Dodo Bird - harmonica on Faraway Island.

Revolver - additional claps on Me & Jim Carrey.

Tomer Merav - Photography.


Drums (except In My Neighborhood's Exterminator part and Faraway Island's middle instrumental part) recorded at Vision Studios by Guy Porges.

All other instruments were recorded at Ariel's and friends' homes, and Compal Studios.

Samples Credits:
Will You Love Me Tomorrow, performed by The Shirelles.
Swan Lake, Op. 20 - VI. Spanish Dance (Act III - No. 21), composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andre Previn.
Mars, the Bringer of War, composed by Gustav Holst, performed by the London Philharmonic & London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult.
Starless, by King Crimson.
Me & Jim Carrey, by Ariel My Friend.
Family Guy's scene transition music.
A Hard Day's Night, by The Beatles.


Special thanks to Dodo Bird, Revolver, Shay Leon, Gal Elfassy, Noa Potter Ben-Shahar & Rachel Wallach.


Created by Ariel in 2014-2016, released in 2016.

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Hi, I'm Ariel, and I like to make music, videos and other things. My music is done independently, and so are my videos and album covers, with the occasional help from good friends.

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