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lyrics

They say it is a jungle
But I have seen no green
They call it civilization,
But I don't know what they mean
The buildings, they surround me
Just like iron bars
I cannot hear the crickets
And I cannot see the stars
I feel like a machine
When I should feel like a man
I want to get out of this city
Just as fast as I can

There's a rainbow that will lead us to the mountain
And the rainbow seems to say "hello, there"
But as we gaze up at the summit
That extends into the clouds
We are unaware of the bear

I see country open up
Before me like a book
So I head off for the mountain
Just so I can have a look
And when I get there I climb up
Past the treeline to the snow
And I look down at the beauty
Spreading out far below
And I feel like I am king
And I feel like singing songs
And I can't believe I've waited
For so long

There's a rainbow that will lead us to the mountain
And the rainbow seems to say "hello, there"
But as we gaze out at the country
That extends beyond our reach
We are unaware of the bear
We are unaware of the bear
But the bear can smell our scent in the air
And although we have been told
To beware, to beware
We are unaware of the bear

My father told me, "one day, son
You will become a man;
but not before you're eaten up"
I guess that's just god's plan

Well, I had reached the peak
And no higher could I climb
There was no greater love
That a man like me could find
But we were not the only ones
To have ever gone this way
The bear was closing in now
On its unsuspecting prey

I screamed out in anguish
As the bear bit down on me
My eyes ran red with blood
Until I could no longer see
I could not hear the crickets
And I could not see the stars
I only felt a longing for the
Concrete and the cars
But I know I can't go back again
To the way I was before, but that's okay
Because I know that after death
There's so much more

There's a rainbow that will lead us to the mountain
And the rainbow seems to say "hello, there"
But as I gaze into the eyes of forever
I will be aware of the bear
I will be aware of the bear
Oh yes, I will be aware of the bear

credits

from Thinking Hard To Overcome Nervousness, released June 21, 2011
Johnny Unicorn: vocal, guitar, synth, banjo, saxophone
Naomi Adele: bass synth
Rogelio G Garcia: drums

Ryan Ruffener, Kristen Stewart, Michael Trew, Anna Boiko-Weyrauch, Lauren Zeck: live studio audience

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Johnny Unicorn is based in Seattle, and plays progressive rock and quirky pop.

Johnny Unicorn is also the proprietor of the prolific Zorznijor project.

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