The following descriptions of the songs in Kamakiriad appeared in Reprise Records’ press kit. We don’t know who wrote it, but it gives you a few more things to think about when you’re listening to the album.
“On The Dunes”
She abandons him and the self disintegrates. The world seems drained of its...
Drive along the sea
Far from the city's twitch and smoke
To a misty beach
That's where my life became a joke
On the dunes
On the dunes
(Became a joke on the dunes)
Where rents are high
And seabirds cry
On the dunes
As you spoke you must have known
It was a kind of homicide
I stood and watched my happiness
Drift outwards with the tide
On the dunes
On the dunes
(Homicide on the dunes)
It wasn't fair
It's brutal there
On the dunes
Pretty boats
Sweeping along the shore
In the faltering light
Pretty women
With their lovers by their side
It's like an awful dream
I have most every night
In the summer all the swells
Join in the search for sun and sand
For me it's just a joyless place
Where this loneliness began
On the dunes
On the dunes
(Loneliness on the dunes)
I'm pretty tough
But the wind is rough
On the dunes
On the Dunes was written by Donald Fagen.
On the Dunes was produced by Walter Becker.
Donald Fagen released On the Dunes on Tue May 25 1993.