The Heron

The Centipedes

Pele's Hair

Fifth View of Fuji

Written from the perspective of a fish being chased by an octopus. Out everywhere (officially) on the next full moon - 21st September.

Lyrics:

Quickly as you go,
Water’s moving slow,
Faster as I move
Underneath the flow

(ooh)

Camouflage its skin,
Hiding as I swim,
Faster as we move,
Let them take you in

(ooh)

Reach the surface,
Take a breath, the
Water’s colder in the depths,
I take you under, down we go, 
Begin to feel it in your chest,

Wait until the sky above you turns to darkest purple,
Just above you insects dance and birds begin to circle,
Water’s moving faster, and the waves begin to take you,
The octopus, the octopus is near

(ooh)

Gentle as you move,
It’s fingers reach to you,
Kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick away,
Two hearts beat for you 

(ooh)

Ankles caught and tied
You swim until there’s nowhere left to hide,
Just above the waves, I try to breathe but all the while he lies in

Wait until the sky above you turns to darkest purple,
Just above you insects dance and birds begin to circle,
Water’s moving faster, and the waves begin to take you,
The octopus, the octopus is near

(ooh)

Quickly as you go,
Waters moving slow,
Don’t go swimming here,
The octopus is near

Octopus

The final single from my four-part element themed project, this time representing water. It was inspired by the calm feeling you get whilst watching rain drip down a misty window on a cold evening, and feeling grateful for that as Summer ends - recorded live on that kind of evening.

Lyrics:

Endless lightened days,
I don’t sleep so soundly anymore,

Late September rain,
You don’t come around here anymore,

And I’ll linger in what’s left of May, September comes and goes,
And nothing ever stays the same, but I’m never alone,
And I'm running from the air, the earth, the fire, I run to you,
And as I run, you take me and you turn me to the blue,

All the colour’s in you

Endless lightened days,
The final smell of summer drifts away,

I wake up to you,
And I appreciate the changing pace,

And with every song I write, I move a little closer still,
If I could bring the rain, I’d move the rivers at my will,
The changing of the seasons brings a change in skyline too,
With late September rain, I move a little closer too

To wash away the shimmer of the endless lightened days,
It's over, Summer’s over, but the rain is here to stay,
And as the leaves turn grey and all the colours fade to green,
I feel like I am vibrant, all the colour’s now in me,

All the colour's in me

Late September Rain

The Corner of the Moon (Demo)

Lyrics

Oh Sylvia, won’t you stay?

  Your mind is golden 
 And your eyes are jade 
Your smile is a diamond
And your tears are the rain
Your eyes hold the sunrise
And your heart holds the day
Your mind’s full of moonlight
But you’re fading away

Oh Sylvia, won’t you stay?

We met in the summer
And my world was grey
I couldn’t see colour
I was scared of the day
As you spoke the clouds lifted
And I felt myself breathe
My vision was misted
I could finally see

  Oh Sylvia, won’t you stay? 

Under the alder 
You caught my gaze 
Your hands were the ocean
The sea in your veins
We walked to the altar
And we made our escape
We walked to the alder
And left the same day

Oh Sylvia, won’t you stay?

In the days that I loved you
In the days that came
I lost it all for you
We gave it away
I gave you everything you wished for
Still, I remain
Under the alder
Surrounded by grey
Under the alder
Stagnant, insane
Encased in grey 
Sylvia, why won’t you stay?

Sylvia

Straight back from Space - Listen to 'Moonlit Skies', the first release from the A-sides | B-sides Project now✨🚀

The track includes (and was inspired by) the recordings from Mars taken by NASA's Perseverance Rover, and has now been heard by the team who actually put the rover on Mars!

Moonlit Skies

This is the first in a set of four double singles, each representing a different element, and each being sent to interesting places around the world. The air set has now been heard in space, by NASA astronauts, at both poles, and on every continent!! 'Air' is available everywhere now☁️🌍🔥🌊

Lyrics:

Linger in langour, relinquish control,
Longing to linger and longing to hold,
The red leaves are falling, your hands are so cold
I'd warm them forever, to have and to hold,

Leave me wondering why
Blue is the colour you

Leave in the light 
be as you like 
Blue as you leave 
you in the light

The leaves on the pavements are rivers of gold
The orange, the yellow, the lights in your soul
The grey of a storm cloud waiting to rise
The green of a river solid with ice
Blue is delight, a colour divine,
Blue is the colour you leave in my eyes

Leave me wondering why
Blue is the colour you

Leave in the light 
be as you like 
Blue as you leave 
you in the light

Ice and the winter, alone or with you,
Reading me Keats and leaving me blue
In love and the lacking holds me tonight,
Leads me to linger in languor all night,

Leave me wondering why

You leave in the light
Green with envy, I
I'm blue as you leave
in the light

Leaves in the Light

Independent indie-folk artist writing about the elements☁️🌍🔥🌊

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