London can be a daunting and lonely city at times. 'Not for the first time' looks into the ups and downs of moving to a big city.

Not For The First Time

Official Rushlight video: https://youtu.be/jZ7ug27nM3Y

Lyrics: 

Rushlight

I cannot be thrown away like a paper cup 
And I cannot be blown out like a rushlight 
Like a rushlight on a winters night 

I cannot be tossed aside like a summer kite 
And I cannot be put away like a Christmas light 
Like a Christmas Light 

But tell me do you see it 
Do you feel it too 
Just like only mothers 
Only mothers do 

Because I cannot be pushed along like a wooden toy 
And I cannot be taken out for an annual dust 
For an annual dust 

But tell me 
Do you see it 
Do you feel it too 
Just like only mothers 
Only mothers do 

I will not be passed around like a new born child 
And I cannot be given back at the end of the night 
At the end of the night 

But tell me, do you see it 
Do you feel it too 
Just like only mothers 
Only mothers do

Rushlight

Official video: https://youtu.be/5atLTyXizhA

A late addition to the album, Magnified; Lady of the Lake was one of those songs that almost wrote itself, and as soon as the idea came together the Kennedy/Birks co-writers knew that they had to get back into the studio to record it for the album. The piano melody and production ideas came first, with Jess writing this alone in her Dalston apartment, followed by Amy’s lyrics and vocal melody, which were written separately on a trip to Confolens.  Lady of the Lake tells of disconnect, difference of opinion and the demise of a relationship. Amy uses a mystical figure to portray how the male perceives the female in the relationship, who is also seen as a seductress and somewhat dismissive in character ’Tis all your fault, you chose to worship me...’Tis all your fault, you fell in love with me', although the lyrics have been written sympathetically towards the woman. Amy sides with the mystical creature; 'There’ll be some that will smile and those that will cry, but at least you can rest just knowing you tried'. The chorus 'Lady of the Lake, see how she cares for you...See how she’s there for you’ tells of torment; that although the man knows it’s over, he is still drawn to her qualities. The story is supported by the emotive expression in the music, and the delicate, almost hypnotic vocal counter melodies add to the unearthly and ethereal sound.

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