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The Marvelous Clouds
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Vocal
The Marvelous Clouds was released on March 31, 2015 by Audio Arts as a part of the album Live
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AlbumLive
Release DateMarch 31, 2015
LabelAudio Arts
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM62

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rod McKuen
Rod McKuen
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rod McKuen
Rod McKuen
Composer

Lyrics

I'm the son of the wild swan of Flanders
Who sailed on a river of dreams
My mother the swan has left me and gone
My home is the banks of the stream
And the marvelous clouds sail by
The marvelous clouds
Aloft in the soft summer sky
The marvelous clouds
I've seen all the lovers in doorways
I've heard every promise at dawn
I've spent too much time just standing in line
To be told I should move along
And the marvelous clouds sail by
The marvelous clouds
Aloft in the soft summer sky
The marvelous clouds
I've looked in the eyes of your heroes
As they sailed home from far distant lands
The mud on their uniforms, mud on their boots
Blood on their faces and hands
And the marvelous clouds sail by
The marvelous clouds
Aloft in the soft summer sky
The marvelous clouds
My father the king of the mountain
Looks down and watches his child
"Come home," says he, "if you hate what you see
You're young and the country is wild"
But I stay and I wait for the cannons
And the drums to stop drumming my ears
But it's too late, mankind, you've run out of time
It's a matter of days or just years
And the marvelous clouds sail by
The marvelous clouds
Aloft in the soft summer sky
The marvelous clouds
The marvelous clouds
The marvelous clouds
The marvelous clouds
Written by: Rod McKuen
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