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1.
Come home 06:25
Come home lower your anchor down we’re worried you’ll run aground and stay on a faraway shore The waves they surround you now and the boat drifts towards the horizon we can see that the water keeps rising Come home lower your anchor down we’re worried you’ll run aground and stay on a faraway shore The creatures beneath you they’re calling, calling, singing, singing, sinking, sinking you down in the water And the moon pulls the ocean towards her and a whirlpool is swirling before her it drags you away from the harbour Come home lower your anchor down we’re worried you’ll run aground and stay on a faraway shore
2.
All will be punished the land will drown in days and days of rain the trees rooted firmly will be whipped and broken tortured by the gale We must keep up this pace prepare to embrace the fury of the storm The gulls leave the shelter of the cliff their great protector standing strong the nests, left unguarded are blown away and smash against the rocks We must keep up this pace prepare to embrace the fury of the storm The fox will be hunted by the howling bitter wind that bites his face No choice but to make a killing to survive the anger building in the clouds We must keep up this pace prepare to embrace the fury of the storm
3.
Draw breath 03:48
You taught me how to play turning circles under water took our ponies from the imaginarium Izzy don’t go there alone Izzy you’re never alone Izzy you’re never alone as long as we draw breath You taught me how to listen how to give you time enough to think and you counted 20 differences between Alfie don’t do this along Alfie you’re never alone Alfie you’re never alone as long as we draw breath
4.
Happy song 04:23
I look upon your peaceful face as you lie there lost in space I know you’re here but you can’t see I know you’re here but you can’t be I touch your skin and it feels cold I take the hand I need to hold it tells me all I need to know it’s time to go, time to go You float off to the wondrous light you spread your wings and you take flight a shooting star that fills the sky your parting gift, your last goodbye And so you left us to reflect and they all came to pay respects for the memories are so strong now all tomorrows with you are gone you are gone, you are gone, you are gone You float off to the wondrous light you spread your wings and you take flight a shooting star that fills the sky your parting gift, your last goodbye We will sing your happy song
5.
You’ve got your health, you’ve got your youth you’ve got the lot (it wasn’t enough for her) others came and told you you were beautiful on a daily basis you have love and we remind you all the time it wasn’t enough, not enough for her, no it is never enough for her Just imagine how you’d feel if the sky was tumbling down time to live out all your dreams like the sky is tumbling A lovely house, a lovely garden in the countryside endless parties drunken nights fifteen holidays a year and children grinning ear to ear it wasn’t enough, not enough for her, no it is never enough for her Just imagine how you’d feel if the sky was tumbling down time to live out all your dreams like the sky is tumbling down It’s never enough for her not enough for her, no it is never enough for her
6.
The alarm, it wakes you rudely to the morning and you blink your tired eyes against the sun you’re surprised to find the body that you woke in doesn’t feel like your own so you drag your tired limbs across the carpet and slam your body up against the bathroom door and the tiles they feel so cold against your feet frozen still, you are frozen still, you are frozen still In the darkness of the day The mirror paints a cruel and haunting picture of a face you never thought would be your own and the lines around your eyes they frame the torture of a soul that’s younger, you’re younger, you are younger In the darkness of the day The years are passing by now very quickly and regrets are weighing heavy in your head how you wish that you had loved and laughed more freely than you did and you’re glancing at your side for things to cling to oh Lord there must be something here to tether to but your grip it slip each time you reach your hand out for the brakes, the brakes, the brakes In the darkness of the day
7.
Spark 05:47
You set me on fire you put out the spark the flame it rose higher now we’re in the dark and it’s cold. They called you a liar. They said you were dark as the blood that runs black through your veins and the charcoal you drew just like smoke through my heart. But I never thought you’d be the one to let me dry out in the sun. You set me on fire you put out the spark the flame it rose higher now we’re in the dark and it’s cold. Consumed by the embers, how they burn and they scar. And I watched as you walked across coals, how the flames licked your feet as you sauntered across. But I never thought you’d be the one to let me dry out in the sun You set me on fire you put out the spark the flame it rose higher now we’re in the dark and it’s cold.
8.
Little one 04:46
I admire your persistence your unwavering desire to satisfy the little one. The endless cry of the little one. The huntress circles below. Senses refined, centred and focussed guided to your little one. I’m here little one, I’m here. Stay quiet little one, she’s near. You travel in harsh winds that blow you send you off course and threaten your mission. The huntress circles below. Senses refined, centred and focussed guided to your little one. I’m here little one, I’m here. Please stay quiet little one, she’s near. Through bitter rain and hailstones you gather your prize, your wriggling prize returning each time to give up each treasure. The huntress circles below. Senses refined, centred and focussed guided to your little one. I’m here little one, I’m here. Please stay quiet little one, she’s near.
9.
Husbands 04:32
Young Miss, a husband must be strong and tell you you are never wrong oh it’s lovely to meet you Sir oh it’s lovely to meet you No lady you should marry me I’m rich beyond your wildest dreams oh it’s lovely to meet you Sir oh it’s lovely to meet you But why must I settle down? No give me time, oh just another year exploring other men, to find my husband such a lucky man (until the next one) These things I offer you my dear a quiet mouth, a listening ear oh it’s lovely to meet you Sir oh it’s lovely to meet you The reassurance I can give is more than any man my love oh it’s lovely to meet you Sir oh it’s lovely to meet you But why must I settle down? No give me time, oh just another year exploring other men, to find my husband oh, such a lucky man (until the next one) Very nice to meet you Sir would you like to be my husband? Oh laughter is the gift I bring and I might add that I can sing oh it’s lovely to meet you Sir oh it’s lovely to meet you But love I’d give my all for you forget these others and let me through oh it’s lovely to meet you Sir oh it’s lovely to meet you But why must I settle down? Oh just give me time, oh just another year exploring other men, to find my husband oh he’s such a lucky man (until the next one)
10.
We’ll take you out on the water and we’ll float along the line and some days, well it’ll be sunny and some days, it’ll be fine And in the night they’re calling closing in through the trees hear them hoo-hooing the owls are not what they seem no, the owls are not what they seem no, the owls are not what they seem We like to keep you busy cause we’ll soon be losing light cause soon it’ll be night time and that’s when the owls are taking flight And in the night they’re calling calling in through the trees hear them hoo-hooing the owls are not what they seem no, the owls are not what they seem no, the owls are not what they seem So we took you out on the water and we floated down the line some days well it was sunny and some days, well it was just fine And in the night they’re calling floating in through the trees hear them hoo-hooing the owls are not what they seem no, the owls are not what they seem no, the owls are not what they seem
11.
Busy people 06:42
Busy busy people, all alone busy busy people, you’re all alone busy busy people, all alone busy busy people, overthrown Your life, it’s holding your hand your life, all part of your plan your life, stretched out in view your life, it’s all there for you Busy busy people, you’re all alone Busy busy people, you’re all alone busy busy people, you’re all alone busy busy people, overthrown Your life, it’s held in your hands Your time, as grains of sand Your life, it’s under your nose Your life, but the pathway’s closed Busy busy people, you’re all alone busy busy people, you’re all alone busy busy people, you’re all alone busy busy people They move through the crowd they are ghosts, they are passengers they don’t know they’re hidden just going through the motions the stories they tell to the strangers behind a screen their stories they’re meaningless nothings just cynical they’re pointless and hurtful and empty if only they’d noticed their eyes have been closed for so long Your life, it’s holding your hand your time, as grains of sand your love, it’s pressed to your skin your heart is wearing thin Busy busy people you’re all alone busy busy people, you’re all alone oh you busy busy people, you’re all alone oh you busy busy people, you’re all alone oh busy busy people, oh you’re all alone Oh busy busy people, oh All alone, oh you’re all alone oh you’re all alone alone alone alone alone
12.
Foundlings 06:19
Foundlings We know of you left out on your own we read about you in the news all day thought of you Foundlings Someone loves you our hearts bruise for you mystery surrounds you Foundlings

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Moving songs with a stirring sensibility. A superb unique sound, muscular and dynamic, yet capable of great delicacy. Folk, pop and country roots combine, with lyrics inspired by the elements, observations on modern society and feelings of happiness, loss and yearning.

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released November 20, 2015

Marie-Claire Berreen – Vocals, backing vocals and tambourine on all songs / Orchestral sounds (12)
Steven Wattison – Guitar on all songs / Backing vocals (1, 5, 9)
Peter Jennings-Bates – Bass on all songs / Backing vocals (1, 5, 6, 9)
Dan Slade – Drums and percussion on all songs
Tommy Jennings-Bates – Keyboard, piano and orchestral sounds on all tracks / Guitar (3, 5) / Ukulele (8) / Backing vocals (1, 5)
Ted Dwyer – Guitar (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Pippa Trueman – Recorders (9, 10)

Lyrics by Marie-Claire Berreen except Happy Song by Steven Wattison
All songs recorded, mixed, mastered and produced by
Steven Wattison at Idlebone Studios.

Nature photography – Ana Paula – www.instagram.com/anapaula_c_
Owl illustration - Laura Pettit www.facebook.com/LaurasIllustrations

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