The Elephant (acoustic live)

from RGB acoustic live album by Granfalloon

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lyrics

You can't eat the elephant whole
You have to carve it up or else you will choke

You can't drink the lake in one go
You have to sip it down or else you will drown
You can't shift the Pyramid whole
You move it brick by brick Lest you make yourself sick

I'm choking - pat me on the back
I'm choking - pat me on the back
I'm choking - pat me on the back
And carve the elephant up

You can't eat the elephant whole
You have to carve it up or else you will choke
You can't drink the lake in one go
You have to sip it down or else you will drown

Man kann sish nicht jeden Schuh anziehen
Wer über Wasser geht, der muss Barfuß gehn
You can't shift the Pyramid whole
You move it brick by brick Lest you make yourself sick

You can't eat the elephant whole
You have to carve it up or else you will choke
You can't drink the lake in one go
You have to sip it down or else you will drown

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from RGB acoustic live album, released February 5, 2021

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Granfalloon Manchester, UK

Manchester based composer and recordist. Lo-fi. Folk. Psych. Songs. Unusually long neck for a man my height.

Contact: info@granfalloonmusic.com

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Lowther Deer Park

Penrith, UK

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