Deus Ex Machina

Deus Ex Machina (single-track album)

Release date 19th November, 2019. Available for pre-order in various places from Monday 21st October onwards.

New Single: Step By Step (excerpt)

Don't Worry Kids (Coronavirus Song)

Coronavirus Waltz

Cradles And Lockdowns

Don't Worry, Kids

We're not going down without a fight, without a fight
The world can spin us round and we'll keep dancing
If it breaks us we can heal, we will find a way to deal with
All the blood and strife the world leaves at our door.

Troubled Times

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Words and Music: Anthony McCann
Vocal, Guitar, Keyboards: Anthony McCann
Harmonies and bass: Lea Morris

In the middle of a conversation ripe for harvest 
There's a scarecrow with his don't-talk-to-me eyes                                                         
And he curses his success as they all keep their distance
Leaving him to self-philosophize                                                               
And sometimes he thinks the wind and rain 
Will blow this scarecrow down     
He wonders if they'll notice him the day he's not around                      
In the middle of a conversation ripe for harvest 
There's a scarecrow with his don't-talk-to-me eyes                                                      

In the middle of a conversation ripe for harvest 
There's a sparrow perched on other people's smiles              
And she thinks that if she sings too loud 
They'll mock her with their laughter
Then they'll clip her wings and never let her fly                
Sometimes she thinks the wind and rain will blow this sparrow down     
She wonders if they'll notice her the day she's not around                 
In the middle of a conversation ripe for harvest 
There's a sparrow perched on other people's smiles                

We're all babies in the cradle and the wind is blowing hard 
And we wonder when the bough is gonna break                                         
And we wander round in lockdowns of the head and of the heart, 
Of scent and sight and sound and touch and taste                                               
And life's a conversation and you know just how it feels 
When you think that you've got nothing left to say                                                  
With a little bit of light and the hope you'll be alright,  
Might be enough to help you on your way                                               

In the middle of a conversation ripe for harvest 
There's a gentle word says darkness need not be                                                                  
With an invitation louder than the anger born of hardship 
Or the impulse to demean that's born of fear                                             
Sometimes I think the wind and rain will blow that word away                   
But kindest words and gentlest hearts can lift the darkest day      
In the middle of a conversation ripe for harvest 
There's a gentle word says darkness need not be                                              

We're all babies in the cradle and the wind is blowing hard 
And we wonder when the bough is gonna break                             
And we wander round in lockdowns of the head and of the heart, 
Of scent and sight and sound and touch and taste                           
And life's a conversation and you know just how it feels 
When you think that you've got nothing left to say                                                                          But a little bit of light and the hope you'll be alright 
Might be enough to help you on your way                                    
And in the middle of a conversation ripe for harvest 
There's a gentle word says darkness need not be

The Best Maps Bring Us Home

Traveller

Step By Step

Anthony lives with his wife and two boys in Bangor, Northern Ireland. 

You can learn more about Anthony at http://www.anthonythomasmccann.com

Anthony McCann (NI)

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