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Sean Mahoney would often grab my journal and scribble notes and poems inside. This is one of several that I read and thought, "I think there's a song there," so I took what Sean wrote, added some words, and put it to music.

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BALANCE - words by Sean Mahoney & Nate Butler, music by Nate Butler
I feathered in on an owl
Sneezed and brushed the dust for an hour -- hung up my coat, threw open the doors
I feathered in on an owl, after sleeping on loud clouds
And clubs and crowds and pubs and
How I froze another reflection
And buried in my life-long collection
Feathered in on fleeting moments, and lost my many children

Somewhere, where my days were left
Unchained, and the train steamed on
Without them, until -- winter fell and the weight shifted
And I balanced on a hill
And I balanced on a hill

The waiter spotted the owl; asked if I'd need a "loud towel"?
I said, "Owl is vowel, not fowl, and he goes where I go, if I wish it
My reality is sufficient
Feathered in on fleeting moments and lost to many children."

Somewhere, where my days were left
Unchained, and the train steamed on
Without them, until -- winter fell and the weight shifted
And I balanced on a hill
And I balanced on a hill

credits

from Strawberry Pumpkin Apocrypha (1988​-​89), released August 2, 2014
Nate Butler: lead & backing vocals, piano
Sean Mahoney: backing vocals
Mark Ribera: flute, backing vocals
Ron E. Woods: drums kit

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Nate Butler is an artist, actor, musician, and singer/songwriter from Fresno, California, USA.

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