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Happy 42

from PENCIL SONGS by Neil Nayar

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Some people might consider this better named "Hippy 42" but I just don't care. Me and Mr Tea were sat by the window and he posed the question. "How old is the world in HUman years?" I said, "I don't know, what do you think?" He said 42. And the next day, while staring at a really nice tree in front of my house and downloading the software that I ended up recording this album on, and took about 4 hours, came this song.

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The world is 42 years old today. But all the creatures living there forgot to say,
“Happy birthday world, thanks for being strong, thanks for letting us belong.”
In her teenage years the world was wild.
She threw apart her continents. A growing child.
“Happy birthday world, thanks for being strong, thanks for letting us belong.”
In her twenties she was young and free. Then she came upon her destiny.
She gave birth to everything that you see.
The birds in the sky and the monkies in the tree.
And she said to everything and everyone,
“You’re my children and I’ll always be your mum.”
“Happy birthday world, thanks for being strong, thanks for letting us belong.”

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from PENCIL SONGS, released June 20, 2010
Banjo: Sumana
Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Piano: Neil Nayar

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Neil Nayar London, UK

I'm just one of those people who always finds myself in crazy situations in love and in life. I'm not sure if it's good for my sanity, but it does make for fun and interesting songs.

I came to Malawi in 2012 with a one-way ticket, a guitar and no money, carrying on from the hobo life I'd lived that year busking on the streets of Holland and Spain.

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