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lyrics

I HEARD A RUMOUR

I heard a rumour, of singing stars
I met someone who knew someone
who heard them once
So far for me, the night is silent
But it’s worth the wait
I heard a rumour, of talking trees
I met someone who knew someone
who heard them speak
So far for me the scrub is silent
But I’m prepared to wait
Is all I see just decoration
Or is there some deeper communication
I heard a rumour – I heard a rumour

I heard a rumour, the stones cry out
I met a bloke who heard the red rock
call his name
So far for me this hill’s been silent
But it’s worth the wait
Is there no remediation
for this strange preoccupation
I heard a rumour – I heard a rumour

I heard a rumour of singing stars
A symphony of shifting light
to thrill the soul
voices of love so old and low
It’s worth the wait
Is there still reverberation
From the Word that spoke creation
Heard a rumour – heard a rumour
Why this foolish fascination
For elusive revelation
I heard a rumour – head a rumour
I heard a rumour of singing stars
Heard a rumour – heard a rumour
Heard a rumour – love the rumour
Heard a rumour – heard a rumour

Celia Kemp/John Coleman © 2018

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from STONES THAT SING, released June 26, 2020
Oliver Gathercole wurlitzer
Emily Wolfe violin
Vin Howe uke bass
John Coleman lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar

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John Coleman Hobart, Australia

John Coleman is an Australian singer/songwriter in the acoustic folk/rock tradition who has produced eleven albums of original songs The most recent is Falling Into Light - a collection of songs for meditation - his final collaboration with Noel Davis. Many of John’s songs are inspired by and explore the spirituality of the L’Arche and Quaker communities to which he belongs. ... more

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