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A couple of stargazing netballers fall into each other’s orbits at a party in the desert beneath the Milky Way.

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PROXIMA

Oh yes one day we’ll surely know
If trees and flowers grow

On the orbiting Seven Sisters

‘Cause we’ve imagined their existence
And it may be so

Did you see. did you see us there?
Dancing around in the cold desert air
Then we all went back to Janet’s
Talking Exoplanets

And drinking her Belgian Beer

Ooh Ooh Ooh
Ooh Ooh Ooh
Saw a Red Dwarf Star
Star-Star. Star. Star-Star

Star-Star
When we all went down to Hattah-Kulkyne
You told me a secret
That you liked me and you wanted to be
Be here with me

Oh yes I remember now you were here
You stood out above the atmosphere
When I’m near. you say I’m dangerous
Like Proxima Centaurus
A Red Dwarf Star

A Hah Hah
Ooh Ooh Ooh
Ooh Ooh Ooh. like a Red Dwarf Star
Ooh Ooh. like a Red Dwarf Star

Ooh Ooh. like a Red Dwarf Star. like a shining star
Ooh Ooh. a shining star. Ooh Ooh. like a shining star
Ooh Ooh. a shining star. Ooh Ooh. like a shining
Ooh Ooh. Ooh Ooh. Ooh Ooh. Ooh Ooh

Written by TESS MCKENNA

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from Before You Wandered In, released March 1, 2019
Track 04: Proxima written by Tess McKenna
Artist: Tess McKenna
Album Title - Before You Wandered In (2019)
Album Duration: 45:24mns
Track 07: The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll written by Bob Dylan. Published by Special Rider Music
Produced by Tess McKenna and Roger Bergodaz.
Recorded and mixed by Roger Bergodaz at Union Street Studio, Brunswick, Australia
Musicians (all tracks): Ashley Davies drums, Karen Rush bass/vocals,
Tess McKenna vocals/guitars, Michael den Elzen guitars (tracks 1, 5 and 8).
Mastered by Amy Marie, Nashville, Tennessee

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Tess McKenna Melbourne, Australia

Tess McKenna is an independent artist based in Melbourne, Australia.
Tess has performed her songs at festivals, concert halls and pubs across Australia and overseas, from the Byron Bay Blues Fest (NSW, AUS) to Austin’s SXSW (Texas, USA).
She has played guest supports for Lucinda Williams and Nick Cave
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