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Recorded on a Fostex X15 four-track recorder in South Berwick, Maine in late 1990.

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I've got an ant farm.
I like to watch them build tunnels.
(Yes, I do. They build tunnels in the sand...)
Through the transparent walls of their city,
Are they watching me?
In my ant farm, they are so social
And they work real hard.
There's no unemployment in my ant farm;
Even the queen has got a job. (Yes, she does.)
I like to watch them go about their business.
Through the transparent walls of their city,
Are they watching me?
In my ant farm they drink sugar water
And they work real hard.
I wonder if they're happy in my ant farm
Or would they prefer to live in the ground?
Do they even know they're in an ant farm at all?
Do they know I'm watching?
Through the transparent walls of their city,
Are they watching me?
In my ant farm, they don't play music
But they work real hard.
In my ant farm, they don't paint pictures,
But they work real hard.
In my ant farm there is no beer,
But they work real hard.
I wonder if they're happy in my ant farm
Or would they rather live in the ground?
Do they even know they're in an ant farm?
Do they know I'm watching?
Through the transparent walls of their city,
Are they watching me?
In my ant farm there's not much to do
But work real hard.
What's the point of living in an ant farm?

(1990 Nimyonta Music)

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from Ancient History, Vol. 4, released May 3, 2021
Words, music, 12-string electric guitar, bass guitar, organ, kalimba, drum machine and vocals: Timothy Nelson.

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tim nelson Barrington, New Hampshire

Tim Nelson is a film composer, sound designer and multi-instrumentalist session musician/producer. He has since 2007 been a frequent collaborator with award-winning filmmakers/animators the Quay Brothers.

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