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Shallow Grave

Red sun in the Kalahari sky, I wonder if she’s ever gonna die
Reflecting in the corners of your eyes I fall in love with…….
Summer in a sub-Saharan land, children finger painting in the sand
Monna le Mosadi hand in hand I’m falling in love with you
And my love is free
Skies are blue
Cause you love me too
Red sun singing songs to me at sunrise, stolen from a dream with open eyes
Listen as the lonely pigeon cries, I’m falling in love with……
Long walks on a Sunday afternoon, Small talk in a thatch and brick saloon
Sweet wine shared under a crescent moon I’m falling in love with you
And my love is free
Skies are blue
Cause you love me too


Red Sun

Yours Truly

The Truth

Original Song by La Roux
No wonder I'm scared To look in your eyes
 You've turned me away So many times
 You can take it away At any given moment
 It's hard to believe While you're in this disguise
So would you hold me please I'm trying hard to breathe
 I'm just surviving So would you hold me please
 I'm trying hard to breathe Stop me from crying
When I see you walking with her I have to cover my eyes
 (I have to cover my eyes) Every time you leave with her
 Something inside me dies (Something inside of me dies)
No wonder it hurts To sit by your side
 (Turned me away so many times)
 There's a different song I can play you tonight
 (We don't have to sit here in silence)
 We can break the pattern We can change the colour
 (It's just a little sacrifice)
 You don't need to worry about the others
 (It's all in your mind)



Cover My Eyes

Oleander, Afrikaner, well-mannered child of history 
Where did you come from, what did you run from, how did you come to be?
Oleander, Afrikaner, often-slandered northern ancestry  
Lusaka to Windhoek, Windhoek to Durban, Durban to D.R.C 

Oleander, Afrikaner, mild grandeur, language of Dutch decree  
Scholar of London, student of no one, tailored in dignity
Oleander, Afrikaner, shrewd candor, given to honesty
Ocean to desert, desert to delta, a gent of geography


Oleander Afrikaaner

Studio Engineer and Multi-Instrumentalist travelling the world and making music.

Nate Maruso

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