Prologue: The Gloves Are Off

from Life is a Shipping Lane by Jordan Venn

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A sea shanty that sets up the rest of the record's concept.

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34,300 hockey gloves In 1994
Fell off the injured Hyundai (hyun day) Seattle
And made their way to shore

A large group sailing together
Made land in Barkley Sound
Took More than a year lost at sea
To reach the beaches they were found

Well the gloves are off my dear they’re off
The gloves are off my dear

Most came ashore in North America
Some held out to Hawaii
Some rode pacific currents
Into the south china sea

And some might still be out there
unable to retire
Encrusted with marine life
A drift inside a gyre

It’s a metaphor for humanity
Lost at sea and tired
Unable to escape our fate
A drift inside a gyre

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from Life is a Shipping Lane, released December 2, 2022

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Jordan Venn Toronto, Ontario

-Born and raised in Port Alberni, BC (South Port represent) by a logger and music teacher.
-Lives in Toronto
-Version 5.3.9 (DOB 1980.07.15)
-Has written a lot of songs.
-Has done some low medium profile studio work.
-182cm, greeny grey eyes
-Loves Phanerozoic fossils
-Loves Anthropocene animals
-Loves pizza
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