4. Imaginary Medals Candythief

Our arrangement of trad class Rosemary Lane.

Rosemary Lane

9. Marching Song Candythief

Where is the promise? The magic in numbers
The softly uttered restlessness
Sent up to tell, we left it to others
And they have not done well, done well, done well
They have not done well, done well, done well

It's hard when you find the sand slipping away
The springs that unwind and decay
It's hard not to number the reasons today
Why the time of fulfilment's put off and delayed

Difficulty is the cloak, the disguise
Of the summons to be bold
Turn on your radar for what you are told
Your thoughts are the only things you can control

The river still flows, as red rivers must
We're human bridges and we will rust
If we feed our hearts on scraps and crusts
If we never shake off the sorrow and dust

It's hard when you find your hands gripping the air
Convenient fictions all laid bare
We dwell behind doors in the smallest of selves 
Fluffing the main chance, prevented, withheld

The river still flows, as red rivers must
We're human bridges and we will rust
If we feed our hearts on scraps and crusts
If we never shake off the sorrow and dust
The river still flows, as red rivers must
We're human bridges and we will rust
If we feed our hearts on scraps and crusts
If we never shake off the sorrow and dust
The river still flows, the river still flows

Sent up to tell we left it to others
Sent up to tell we left it to others
Sent up to tell we left it to others
Sent up to tell

Where is the promise? The magic in numbers
The softly uttered restlessness
Sent up to tell, we left it to others
And they have not done well.

Red Rivers

This is my arrangement of the fabulous traditional song St James Infirmary Blues. I love this track and I love what Jem did with the percussion, and the bare, guitar/percussion/vocals. I also really enjoyed composing and recording the guitar solos.

St James Infirmary Blues

Today is the third track from Edinburgh-based Candythief’s third album, Imaginary Medals, and echoes the themes of the album as a whole. It argues for your right to exist liberated from the uninvited self-censure that almost certainly accrues bit by bit during your time on this spinning orb, when you get caught up in the conflicting expectations and crossfire of your particular situation and the culture of the epoch. It argues for connection over the false divisions we get reflected back to us, and joyful exploration over constriction. At any time we can decide to let those burdens we improperly absorbed and took on fall away, and pinch ourselves in recognition of the majesty inherent in our individual collection of flesh and bones.

Today

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BBC introducing artist Diana de Cabarrus has been writing, recording and releasing song and contemporary classical work since 2005, building a reputation for her original and eclectic style.

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