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"Coelacanthem" is the fourth track off of the 2017 album "The Dukes of Alhazred" by Vancouver-based rock band The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. Formed in 1992 the band is known for their Lovecraft-inspired music and general nerdiness. Other albums include "Cthulhu Strikes Back," "The Shadow Out of Tim" and "Spaceship Zero: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack."

The new album was crowdsourced via Indiegogo and you can support the band at https://www.patreon.com/thickets

Buy the complete album at
https://thedarkestofthehillsidethickets.bandcamp.com/

Artwork by Bill Halliar http://www.roughbeasts.com

As a boy I’d enjoy learning all about animals.
As a child I was wild for the fish in the sea,
and without any doubt you stood out as the champion
and I knew it was true where I wanted to be.

When they said you were dead they were showing their ignorance.
You’re renowned you’re profound you’re alive and you’re strong.
In my mind you’re sublime and i think that the world should know.
I attest you’re the best so i made you a song.

Coelacanth.
Coelacanth.
Coelacanth.
There is no better than, I will take all I can
Coelacanth.
Coelacanth.
Coelacanth.

Missing link’s out of sync with the crazy world of today.
You were gone for so long, didn’t know what to do.
Is it wrong there’s a song that is called Barracuda?
There is none, not a one, that is named after you.

...Dedicated to Michael Moore (not the filmmaker, the Thickets superfan)