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Keeping Quiet
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Vocal Jazz
Keeping Quiet was released on May 3, 2024 by TPR Records as a part of the album Window
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AlbumWindow
Release DateMay 3, 2024
LabelTPR Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM107

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kari van der Kloot
Kari van der Kloot
Vocals
Jamie Reynolds
Jamie Reynolds
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kari van der Kloot
Kari van der Kloot
Composer
Alistair Reid
Alistair Reid
Composer
Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Todd Carder
Todd Carder
Recording Engineer
Alex Conroy
Alex Conroy
Recording Engineer
Alex DeTurk
Alex DeTurk
Mastering Engineer
Mariana Meraz
Mariana Meraz
Creative Director

Lyrics

Now we will count to twelve
and we will all keep still.
For once on the face of the earth,
let’s not speak in any language;
let’s stop for one second,
And not move our arms so much.
It would be an exotic moment
without rush, without engines;
we would all be together
in a sudden strangeness.
Fishermen in the cold sea
would not harm whales
and the man gathering salt
would not look at his hurt hands.
Those who prepare green wars,
wars with gas, wars with fire,
victories with no survivors,
would put on clean clothes
and walk about with their brothers
in the shade, doing nothing.
What I want should not be confused
with total inactivity.
Life is what it is about;
I want no truck with death.
If we were not so single-minded
about keeping our lives moving,
and for once could do nothing,
perhaps a huge silence
might interrupt this sadness
of never understanding ourselves
and of threatening ourselves with death.
Perhaps the earth can teach us
as when everything seems dead
and later proves to be alive.
Now I’ll count up to twelve
and you keep quiet and I will go.
Written by: Alistair Reid, Kari van der Kloot, Pablo Neruda
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