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Intelligent Life

from Rhapsody & Filigree by Brian Woodbury

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written & arranged by Brian Woodbury; co-arranging by Jonathan Feinberg

lyrics

V E R S E 1
We’re searching for intelligent life
And we still can’t even understand trees
Has anyone deciphered the bees’
dance? Not yet, but I bet that it’s the bees’ knees.

V E R S E 2
We’re glad to have opposable thumbs
Yeah, they come in handy helping us grab
And walking on two legs ain’t too shab-
by. Not to overlook that old gift of gab

C H O R U S
Does that lead to intelligent life?
Get a bead on intelligent life?
While the birds sing songs unknowable
In everyone’s yard
Why do we keep falling for
that old canard?
If we could read
What we don’t heed
Is it too hard
to lead an intelligent life?

V E R S E 3
We scan the heavens searching for signs
For signals sent out ages ago
And carried by some faint radio
waves for the simple thrill of letting us know

V E R S E 4
We’re building a machine that can think
Or can fool us into thinking it can
As if that fooling were no different than
Our thinking we’re no fools, at least that’s the plan

C H O R U S
Does that lead to intelligent life?
What we’ve agreed is intelligent life?
While the lizards dart inscrutably
In everyone’s yard
Why must we be hoisted by
our own petard?
This world’s a-seed
with all we need
Is it so hard
to lead an intelligent life?
An intelligent life
An intelligent life
An intelligent life
An intelligent life.

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from Rhapsody & Filigree, released July 25, 2022
vocals, piano, guitars, synth bass, samples, FX Brian Woodbury; drums & percussion Jonathan Feinberg; violins Sara Parkins; trumpets Chris Tedesco

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Brian Woodbury Los Angeles, California

Brian Woodbury is a Los Angeles composer, lyricist and bandleader who writes musicals, post-modern jazz compositions, quirky pop, country songs and music for children's TV.

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