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A Bird That Doesn't Sing

from Barely Noticeable by John Magnuson

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You can see her in the sky
Stretching out her weary wings
Quietly resigned to fly
She’s a bird that doesn’t sing

She'll look at you with eyes that long
For dreams you cannot bring
She wants to lift her voice in song
She’s a bird that doesn’t sing

Some guess that she’s just shy
No telling what others will think
“Her silence means she’s satisfied”
She’s a bird that doesn’t sing

Maybe she was born that way
She’s always lacked some thing
She should accept her songless days
This bird who doesn’t sing

I understand this silence
My heart decries this yearning
She suffers in her defiance
She’s a bird that doesn’t sing

You won’t hear her coo like doves
I’ve heard it said by Augustine:
“Singing belongs to one who loves”
She’s a bird that doesn’t sing

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from Barely Noticeable, released November 20, 2020

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John Magnuson Minneapolis, Minnesota

Back in the 90’s, John Magnuson was in a Minneapolis band called the Carpetbaggers. John was the middle guy in that band. On November 20, 2020, Magnuson released an album called "Barely Noticeable". It features Peter Anderson, Stephen Murray, Ray Barnard, Paul Bergen, Dave Boquist, Alissa Jacobsen, Becky Kapell, Ian Nygaard, and George Turklebaum. ... more

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