"Wrong Side" is about how I'm nocturnal and always find myself on the wrong side of the morning, and the night, and seemingly many aspects of life. The birds start singing in the early hours and remind me that I'm still awake whilst the world is sleeping and I've turned everything upside down again. In those times I often find myself musing on the nature of time and how we interact with it, and how it carries on with or without us. But sometimes in that quiet time it enables you to see things a different way as you stop and wonder: why.

The biggest of thanks to my community for encouraging me to record this song, and especially to my twitch community for funding this project, constantly encouraging me and being so patient whilst I learnt how to record and produce this all myself. This single would not exist without you, and I'm so grateful to each and every one of you 💜


WRONG SIDE - Lyrics
by CERIAN

I stretch the night into day	
“It’s a backwards way to live” they say
I stretch the hours beside
But it won’t turn the tide of time away
	
And a choir of birds are singing songs 
That say “you don’t belong”
And the morning bells are ringing
Singing “time goes on and on”
And the world will turn without me
I’ll be late to say goodbye
If you ever saw the wrong side
Did you stop to wonder why?

I’m on the wrong side of the morning
And the wrong side of the night
Now the light side is dawning
I’ll be left cos I couldn’t be right

Here in no-man’s land	
There are no plans
But it doesn’t last
No-one to hold my hand
As I watch the sands of time 
Slide past

And a choir of birds are singing songs 
That say “you don’t belong”
And the morning bells are ringing
Singing “time goes on and on”
And the world will turn without me
I’ll be late to say goodbye
If you ever saw the wrong side
Did you stop to wonder why?

I’m on the wrong side of the morning
And the wrong side of the night
Now the light side is dawning
I’ll be left cos I couldn’t be right

The birds are singing like a symphony
For an audience of one
I know I’m meant to be asleep
For yesterday is gone

The birds are singing like a symphony
For an audience of one
I know it isn’t meant for me
Now a new day has begun

I’m on the wrong side of the morning
And the wrong side of the night
Now the light side is dawning
And I’m left cos I couldn’t be right

But the wrong side of the morning
Is the bright side of the night
When you stayed awake through the silence
To stop and wonder: why

Wrong Side

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CERIAN
Single "Caught in the Dark" out 22.03.2019

Written and performed by Cerian
Vocals, harp, piano - Cerian
Electric Guitar - Robert Taira Wilson
Drums - John Merriman

Recorded, engineered and mixed by John Merriman at Crown Lane Studios
Mastered by Dave Turner at 360 Mastering

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LYRICS - CAUGHT IN THE DARK

My only constant, you are the tide that I cannot control.
You draw me in and wash me out until I can't find home.
And when I call, in the silence lies a reply.
The echo falls again and again the burden multiplies.

It’s in the stillness, it’s in our breathing in,
And in the stillness, it’s in our breathing out
We are without.

In the cold, in the dark, in the night, my love,
We learn to fight, my love,
To make it light, my love.
When I’m caught in the dark of your night, my love,
I can’t see right, my love,
Please let go.

Please let go.

Some are born to sweet delight,
Some are born to endless night.

High on a rooftop, I felt the sun rise from a darkened cry.
And from my tightrope I saw the smoke rise as I felt goodbye.
And no-one called: in the silence the race was won.
As we unfold, it’s not in the storms that we become undone,

It’s in the stillness, it’s in our breathing in,
And in the stillness, it’s in our breathing out
We are without.

In the cold, in the dark, in the night, my love,
We learn to fight, my love,
To make it light, my love.
When I’m caught in the dark of your night, my love,
I can’t see right, my love,
Please let go.
In the cold, in the dark, in the night, my love,
We learn to fight, my love,
To make it light, my love.
When I’m caught in the dark of your night, my love,
I can’t see right, my love,
Please let go.

Please let go.

Some are born to sweet delight,
Some are born to endless night.

High on a rooftop, I felt the sun rise from a darkened cry.

Caught in the Dark

CERIAN ft. Robert Taira Wilson
Debut single "Wasteland" out 27.07.2018

Recorded, engineered and mixed by John Merriman at Crown Lane Studios
Mastered by Dave Turner at 360 Mastering

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LYRICS 

I'm caught in a Wasteland, 
All of the lights all of the lights 
Can't help me out of the quicksand; 
Light a fire, light a fire. 

The precipice calls me 
Singing my name, singing my name, 
But it sounds like a warning; 
Play it again, play it again. 

And oooh, I tried running and I tried hiding, 
And oooh, I tried fighting and I tried lying, 
And oooh, I tried falling and I tried flying, 
And oooh, if I keep biting then I'll die trying. 

If I run, if I hide, 
It's lonely on the other side. 
If I run out of time, 
It's only then it isn't mine. 

And I've fallen out of line again, 
And I've fallen out of time again. 

If I run, if I hide, 
It's lonely on the other side. 
If I run out of time, 
It's only then it isn't mine. 

I'm stuck in a sideshow, 
All of the lights, all of the lights 
Are on a different slide show; 
Play if again, play it again. 

And oooh, I tried running and I tried hiding, 
And oooh, I tried fighting and I tried lying, 
And oooh, I tried falling and I tried flying, 
And oooh, if I keep biting then I'll die trying. 

If I run, if I hide, 
It's lonely on the other side. 
If I run out of time, 
It's only then it isn't mine. 

And I've fallen out of line again, 
And I've fallen out of time again. 

I fall and 
I fall again and again. 
I fall and 
I fall again and again. 

If I run, if I hide, 
It's lonely on the other side. 
If I run out of time, 
It's only then it isn't mine. 

And I've fallen out of line again, 
And I've fallen out of time again.

Wasteland (ft. Robert Taira Wilson)

CERIAN
Single "Seasons" out 14.09.2018

Written and performed by Cerian
Vocals, harp, piano - Cerian
Guitar - Robert Taira Wilson
Cello - George Cooke
Drums - John Merriman

Recorded, engineered and mixed by John Merriman at Crown Lane Studios
Mastered by Dave Turner at 360 Mastering

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LYRICS 

Oooh in a wonderland they lie, 
Oooh dreaming as the days go by. 

You were the catalyst I didn't know 
As you slowly sowed seeds that changed my world. 

You were my Spring, as you painted the coldness with green on everything. 
You were my April, March and May, 
But the colours of the seasons were never made to stay. 

Soaring through Winter on a Summer cloud, 
Wishing Summer rain, just to dream again. 

Pained with all you knew, 
Will you ever know how the colours change around you? 
Cos you paint your world in blue, 
But you painted mine with life until you flew. 

You became my start, 
Played your only part. 
Can’t go back to when 
I was different then, 
I was different then. 

Oooh in a wonderland they lie, 
Oooh dreaming as the Summers die. 

Now we are parted, on our different paths, 
We weren't meant to last, like the seasons change. 

You were my Spring, as you painted the coldness with green on everything. 
You were my April, March and May, 
But the colours of the seasons, they colour my dismay. 

Cold bites the air now on a Winter chill, 
I am frozen, still, in the wake of you. 

Pained with all you knew, 
Will you ever know how the colours change around you? 
Cos you paint your world in blue, 
Like you painted mine to a picture without you. 

Can’t go back again, 
Time is no-one’s friend. 
Now we are apart, 
Please give back my heart, 
Please give me back my heart.

Seasons

CERIAN
Single "Caught in the Dark" - RADIO EDIT

Written and performed by Cerian
Vocals, harp, piano - Cerian
Electric Guitar - Robert Taira Wilson
Drums - John Merriman

Recorded, engineered and mixed by John Merriman at Crown Lane Studios
Mastered by Dave Turner at 360 Mastering

SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1aooKI3Cby3gNI0qYu5kLX?si=nKlazwuMRMqVW6Jw12nhMw
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/cerianmusic/
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YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/Cerian
SOUNDCLOUD: @cerianmusic


LYRICS - CAUGHT IN THE DARK

My only constant
You are the tide that I cannot control
You draw me in and wash me out until I can’t find home.
And when I call, in the silence lies a reply.
It’s in the stillness, it’s in our breathing out
We are without.

In the cold, in the dark, in the night, my love,
We learn to fight, my love,
To make it light, my love.
When I’m caught in the dark of your night, my love,
I can’t see right, my love,
Please let go.

Please let go.

Some are born to sweet delight,
Some are born to endless night.

High on a rooftop
I felt the sunrise from a darkened cry.
And no-one called
In the silence the race was won.
It’s in the stillness, it’s in our breathing out
We are without.

In the cold, in the dark, in the night, my love,
We learn to fight, my love,
To make it light, my love.
When I’m caught in the dark of your night, my love,
I can’t see right, my love,
Please let go.

Please let go.

Caught In The Dark (Radio Edit)

CERIAN ft. Robert Taira Wilson
Single "Our Love Is" - Released 29th November 2019

Written and performed by Cerian
Vocals, piano - Cerian
Vocals, acoustic guitar - Robert Taira Wilson

Recorded, engineered and mixed by John Merriman at Crown Lane Studios
Mastered by Dave Turner at 360 Mastering

SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1aooKI3Cby3gNI0qYu5kLX?si=36j710WKQmehz_9gQBURJA
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YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/Cerian
SOUNDCLOUD: @cerianmusic



LYRICS - OUR LOVE IS

Time before I knew you is time I didn't know
How you could make the time stand still,
And never let it go.

Suddenly out of the dark, and out of the crowd,
Suddenly out of a spark, I didn’t know how

It seemed as if the hour were one, sent from beyond the skies
Which scattered from above the sun a light of paradise.

For our love is a firmament of light, you know,
Our love is more boundless than the depths of night,
And our love is where I’ll lay me down to stay because
Our love is purer than the day.

Sing to me, sing to me more:
Our love is strong, our love is sure.
Sing to me, sing to me more:
Our love is strong, our love is sure.

Time before I knew you is time I couldn't see
How dark could make a brighter light
Yet to be.

Suddenly out of the dark, and out of the now,
Suddenly out of my heart, I didn’t know how

It seemed as if the hour were one, sent from beyond the skies
Which scattered from above the sun a light of paradise.

For our love is a firmament of light, you know,
Our love is more boundless than the depths of night,
And our love is where I’ll lay me down to stay because
Our love is purer than the day.

Sing to me, sing to me more:
Our love is strong, our love is sure.
Sing to me, sing to me more:
Our love is strong, our love is sure.

Sing to meeee,
Oooh, sing to meeee,
Ooooh, ooooh.

It seemed as if the hour were one, sent from beyond the skies
Which scattered from above the sun a light of paradise.

For our love is a firmament of light, you know,
Our love is more boundless than the depths of night,
And our love is where I’ll lay me down to stay because
Our love is purer than the day.

Sing to me, sing to me more:
Our love is strong, our love is sure.
Sing to me, sing to me more:
Our love is strong, our love is sure.

For our love is a firmament of light, you know,
Our love is more boundless than the night.

Our Love Is (ft. Robert Taira Wilson)

CERIAN
EP Track number 5 - "Carry Me Home" - Released with "Caught in the Dark" EP on Friday 3rd April

Written and performed by Cerian
Vocals, piano - Cerian

Recorded, engineered and mixed by John Merriman at Crown Lane Studios
Mastered by Dave Turner at 360 Mastering

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LYRICS - CARRY ME HOME

All of the words we leave unsaid
All of the broken promises
Where do they live, if they’re never shown?
Who carries the burden of their life unknown?

I’ll have a word with the wind to carry my sins away
I’ll have a word with the earth and ask if it’s gonna hurt.
Was it always so, did we ever know
That time would overtake us all
With nothing left to show
When we have to go?

		Carry me home,
		Carry me home, home,
		Carry me home
		On the wings of time unowned.

All of the life we’ve yet to live.
All of the love we’ve yet to give.
They never were ours to hope to have;
We’re living on borrowed time in someone’s plan.

I’ll have a word with the wind to carry my sins away
I’ll have a word with the earth and ask if it’s gonna hurt.
Was it always so, did we ever know
That time would overtake us all
With nothing left to show
When we have to go?

		Carry me home,
		Carry me home, home,
		Carry me home
		On the wings of time unowned.

Carry me,
Carry me,
Carry me home,
Carry me home
On the wings of time unknown.

I’ll have a word with the wind to carry my sins away
I’ll have a word with the earth and ask if it’s gonna hurt.
Was it always so, did we ever know
That time would overtake us all
With nothing left to show
When we have to go?

		Carry me home,
		Carry me home, home,
		Carry me home
		On the wings of freedom flown.

Carry Me Home

Loved making this cover of "End of the World" with Christopher Lukins for the trailer of the new game "Those Who Remain" by Wired Productions.

End of the World - written by Arthur Kent and Sylvia Dee
Published by Wise Music
Produced by Christopher Lukins and Cerian

See the trailer here: https://youtu.be/TS1qy_hHqlw

The End Of The World (Cover - CERIAN)

I am a singing harpist and singer-songwriter-producer based in London. My debut EP "Caught in the Dark" is out now and is a series of songs written in the middle of the night. I am a lifelong insomniac and almost completely nocturnal, and my EP is a journey through my relationship with the darkness, with each song a colour representing the search for light. I never could have imagined I'd be releasing an EP about darkness and searching for light amidst such an incredibly difficult time in the world, but strangely it seems sort of pertinent.

I hope that with unity, love and care we will all come through this tough period, just as the sun will always rise in the morning. Although the title of the EP is "Caught in the Dark", that title track does end with a line of hope, "High on a rooftop, I felt the sun rise from a darkened cry."

If you would like to support my music and help me out during this difficult time, you can download my music from bandcamp, buy merch from my teespring store, or contribute to my paypal (all linked below).

Thank you so much for listening :)

CERIAN

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