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Falling Dove
Neil Finn

All his life
Blown by wildfire
Like a spark
Cause and effect
One loose word
A revolution
One kind act
Whole armies give thanks

Falling dove
Born of ocean
Found by man
Lived on his own
Lift a sail
Tighten the knots
Lift him up
Barely breathing

Falling dove
Do you believe in us
Like I believe in us
Is the outcome ever
Strange enough
You keep defending me
When I'm behaving badly
Because you love me
Because you love me too much

May the best of fortune bless you
Could any creature be unmoved
The humble nature of redemption
The simple act of finding a use
Hoping and almost praying
Believing for a moment it's true

I make a rendezvous
In Moscow station
A midnight passenger
The cafe is closed
In St. Petersburg
The door slides open
And I'm a dead man
'Til I see her walk through

Falling dove

Song appears on:

Crowded House - Intriguer (2010 album)

Live: Various 2010 live shows available at Nugs

Demo: Fangradio Intriguer special, 25 March 2021

The music had been around for a little while. It seemed to be suitable for a mysterious journey through the Russian countryside on the midnight train from Moscow to St Petersburg. That idea of a journey mixed in with all those images and impressions from intriguing Russian spy novels that I read when I was younger.
— Neil Finn

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