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about
'Alice' is the second single from my debut album ‘Donsya an Loryow’ which will be released in August on vinyl. The piece was written, performed, mixed and produced at Home by me and mastered by Ryan Van Kriedt. It features an old banjo, double bass, guitar, bouzouki, cello, tabla, percussion, and a spoken poem in the middle.
The song is about the Moon and a girl called Alice who one night is guided by a gifted hand to wander through the land and bathe her eyes in milk. Following the flowers, she wanders through gardens with her eyes closed and is cleansed under the New Moon. I think it is one of my favourites from the album and a piece I really enjoyed writing and recording. The cover is a photograph I took of the Moon above the trees in Mousehole where I imagined Alice to be walking through.
happy to finally share this one with the world.. hope you enjoy!
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lyrics
Alice was told
by a gifted hand
to fix her eyes upon the moon
and wander through the land
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Wearing a band of silk round the neck
she went to the flowers of England
and sat
with opaque eyes
to bathe them in milk
She wandered through the gardens
with eyes closed
cleansed for the first time
under the moon
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Follow the flowers
for they do understand
sit with them beneath the moon
and she will guide your hand.
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credits
released August 23, 2022
Mastering: Ryan Van Kriedt
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