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Fabulous Flying Machines

from Cherchez La Femme by Karyn Oliver

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No one would ever have flown if no one had ever dreamed it first. Children are especially good at imagining things they are told are not possible.

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Mama says it’s a big scary world
I will bind you down here by my side
Daddy says they don’t think like us
I will build a brick wall and we’ll hide, so we hide

But the first time I blew bubbles I knew
My eyes filled with wonder
Over the wall they flew

All those fabulous flying machines
I drew great big propellers, bright green umbrellas
Seeking the freedom of much lighter beings
Those fabulous flying machines

Mama says there’s no use in dreaming
Look where it got me, you’ll see
Daddy says they don’t understand us
I’ll buy some more guns, keep us free, are we free?

If I sit still, let the chatter slow down
I can soar off to Africa, look, South America now

All these fabulous flying machines
Wright and DaVinci, Saint-Exupéry
Seeking the weightlessness found in my dreams
These fabulous flying machines

All these fabulous flying machines
Can take us to places we’ve never seen
Where people are different just like you and me
All these fabulous flying machines
These fabulous flying machines

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from Cherchez La Femme, released October 20, 2023
Produced by: Katherine Etzel
Mixed by: Katherine Etzel
Mastered by: Adrian Morgan, Timeless Mastering

Musicians
Vocals, guitars: Karyn Oliver
Bass: Carolann Solebello
Drums: Cheryl Prashker
Guitars: Anne McCue
Cello: Dirje Childs
Tambourine, Percussion: Katherine Etzel
Backing Vocals: Katherine Etzel

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Karyn Oliver Fort Worth, Texas

2024 FAI Official Showcase Artist
WINNER 2020 South Florida Folk Festival Songwriting Contest
New Album Here!

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