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Am I Not Alien?

from Street Party (Album) by Eric Din

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Berkeley Cat Records is proud to announce the first solo album by Eric Din. Available on CD and Interwebs.

    An actual CD? Why yes, Petunia. In a pretty jewel box, with a beautiful package design and booklet (what, a booklet? Yes, a booklet!) by Peter Montgomery with artwork by Shannon Wheeler, presenting the lyrics in the manner of a classic picture-book.

    Street Party is 13 original songs from the journal of Eric Din, many of which were previewed on this very Bandcamp. No critters were harmed in the creation of these works, though some were cuddled and given fishy-treats. Detailed credits in the CD booklet, and in the individual song pages linked below.

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lyrics

A man is an island
Unto a shining black mirage
A man is in silence
As he moves through the garage
Can’t complain, he plays the game
He’s happy to be alive on this fine day

Though he don’t belong here
A castaway cast in some role
He never tried out for
It’s been so long since he’s been whole
Can’t complain, the old refrain
He’s happy to be alive on one more day

I start to wonder
Am I not alien?
When I see another
Am I not alien?

Out on a mission
Ready to conquer planets
A man has gone AWOL
Cos he thought better of it he just met
Another stray, she’d like to stay
They're happy to be alive on this fine day

And still I wonder
Am I not alien?
When I see another
Am I not alien?

A one in a million
It’s only natural to find
Just when you don’t care, and you’re nowhere
Out of the blue someone arrives
To change your mind, and set you right
I’m ready to come alive on one more day

And still I wonder
Am I not alien?
As I cross the border
Am I not alien?
Hmmm

credits

from Street Party (Album), released April 9, 2022
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Eric Din - acoustic and electric guitars, synth, organ, bass, and vocals
Jay Lane - drums
Recorded at Prairie Sun Studios, and Jay and Din’s studios
Mastered by Michael Romanowski at Coast Mastering

© 2020 Eric Roy Dinwiddie
King Roy Music, BMI

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Eric Din Berkeley, California

I'm a guitarist and singer-songwriter with The Uptones. These are my solo recordings, starting from 2015. I started Berkeley Cat Records in 2019. BandCamp is the first place I publish these puppies, before I send them into the streaming wilds. Wait, you ask, Berkeley Cat Records has puppies? Why yes, Matilda. Thanks for popping in, hope you enjoy the tunes! ... more

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