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Tongues in Trees

Patterns

Under The Bed

It's Going To Be OK

Now Where Was I?

In The End

Galaxies

[Verse 1]
Out the door but it’s too late
Always gotta make me wait
In second, you’re in first
And there’s no consolation prize
I’m loving you like I’ve been cursed
You only seem to make me worse
Got a different face
For what you say
Everyday I...

[Pre-chorus]
Wonder if my friends are
Thinking I’m blind
I look the other way for you
Time after time
And so, now I know

[Chorus]
You’re an origami lover,
You just keep on folding
And I just keep on holding out for you   
Origami lover, there’s no doubt about it
I just keep on holding out for you
Origami lover

[Verse 2]
Been 20 days, I’m losing face
The papers say you’re gone, it’s fake
You didn’t leave a note
We stick together bound by fate
Photographs with absent eyes
Were you real or in disguise
Got me  wondering
Am I outta love?
Or out of line I...

Wonder if my friends
Say I’m insane
Letting you play me
Game after game
Oh no, now I know

[Chorus]
You’re an origami lover,
You just keep on folding
And I just keep on holding out for you   
Origami lover, there’s no doubt about it
I just keep on holding out for you
Origami lover

[Bridge]
Origami lover
Origami lover

[Chorus]
You’re an origami lover,
You just keep on folding
And I just keep on holding out for you  
Origami lover, there’s no doubt about it
I just keep on holding out for you
Origami lover

[Outro]
Origami lover
You’re an origami lover, there’s no doubt about it
I just keep on holding out for you
Origami lover

Origami Lover

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Song written by: Nora Schjelderup + Jan Blumentrath

Lyrics:
SAMURAI

Give back her time
she has followed, now help her come back now
Give back her time
Her troubles are no longer with
Give back her time
Morning bath sun on her chin
Give back her time
She has aged but only her skin

Hun så en annen vei
Jeg tror hun så på deg
Hun så en annen vei
Jeg tror hun så på deg

Give back her time
She has followed, now help her come back now
Give back her time
Morning bath sun on her chin

Love can’t lure her in
There's a samurai living within
Its grand fear could break through
Her vision and her view
And it will take it all
But it can’t take it in
It will grow high and fall
Deep back into her skin


The lyrics to ‘Samurai’ came as a spark from something I read in the NY times, It was an article showcasing drawings made from a woman imprisoned in Syria. She had portrayed her roommates in the prison, describing their characters and how the prison environment had affected their psyche over time. It made her think of the limited time we have in a life and how devastating it must be if it feels like your time has been taken away.

It further made me think of the ‘biological clock’ that is often referred speaking of women, that they have some sort of less ‘time’ than men to do what they want before potentially establishing a family.  The lyrics of the song is a blend of these reflections, a nostalgic throwback to what could have been, or was there but was taken away.

Samurai

‘Plastic’ is taken from Pocket Sun's debut EP ’Sleep Inventions’, released on the 17th May 2019 via INC.

Plastic

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Chopped chives

Taken from my 2019 EP 'Spring'.

Another morning on platform 6,
The seven forty two, clocks tick,
The ending of an April squall, clouds are rained out.

Perching on a plastic chair, breezed in the chill morning air,
Electronic doors opening and the dam breaks.

And it’s flowing,
Over,
Flooding,
Over.

Several hundred legs striding past,
A variety of shoes, trousers, bags,
Everyone in such a rush, or caught in the rush.

Slowing to a trickle now,
Stragglers are day tripping out,
Finally one last drop, tap drip of a man.

And it’s flowing, 
Over,
Flooding,
Over.

Spring

The 7.42am

The 7:42am

Funkier than 'Funky Cold Medina'. I present to you, Modern-Hip Hop with a new dance number I like to call 'Excuse Me'...

Excuse Me

Summer

Sing Your Little Song Of Hope

Neon sign, neon light,
Side by side to the station, step in time.
Tell a joke, pinch a smoke,
Light it from one to another, noses bump.

Hook an arm, little charm,
Walk the long way round the houses, no alarms.

From the mist, flash of pink,
Someone invented colour just for him.
Pencil thin, stumbling,
falling into queuing taxis, goosebumping.

Painted face, lemonade,
Hiding behind a smile, simple grace.

Rhythm step, rhythm kept,
All this exists around us,
Step, next step.

Given time, we align,
Saying something, saying nothing, nevermind.

Winter

Neon Sign

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James Dey grew up in a vicarage in Bradford, the 3rd of 5 sons. The house was full of music. Time went by and, for want of any other skills, James moved to Manchester to study jazz drumming in a city fizzing with life. He discovered a love for lyric writing and layering his fragile vocals with delicately played guitar, piano and percussion to create warm, lush musical landscapes.
He began releasing in 2005 with his debut ‘Landing Lights’. More solo releases followed - ‘the night time’ album drawing widespread attention in 2016, followed by 4 EPs in 2019 titled ‘Spring’, ‘Summer’, ‘Autumn’ and ‘Winter’, released chronologically through the seasons of that year. 2021 will see the release of new album ‘Tongues in Trees’, a collection of songs drawn together from James’ theatre soundtracks. 
James now lives and works in Leeds, where he continues to journey in these musical landscapes. He finds inspiration in birds, trees, estuaries, overheard conversations and nostalgic longings. The music is all hushed beauty, telling small stories of seemingly unremarkable things.

“Beautiful, exploratory, gorgeous songwriting…I love it” - Guy Garvey, BBC 6 Music.

“Sparkles with humanity” - Alan Raw, BBC Introducing in West Yorkshire.

The 7:42am

James Dey

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