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lyrics

The Autumn leaves lay on the ground;
A brazen scarlet, bronze and brown.
There was a stranger, came to town.
He told us stories of the sea,
He sold us gifts of finery,
He came and sat a while beside me.

Come all you tender maids and you fine unfettered, wedded ladies.
Beware the lure of strangers, the punishments that I’ve paraded.
Loveless may our unions be, these paths were not for us to lead.
So sisters will you not take heed and cleanse your souls and pray for me.

With my husband gone two years at sea,
He gave not a thought – I’m sure – for me,
So my mind’s inclined to wander restlessly.
The stranger took his leave from town
Some months before, and so they found me
Heavy with this misbegotten child beneath my gown.

Come all you tender maids and you fine unfettered, wedded ladies.
Beware the lure of strangers, the punishments that I’ve paraded.
Loveless may our unions be, these paths were not for us to lead.
So sisters will you not take heed and cleanse your souls and pray for me.

I’ll wear this letter on my chest,
Stitched through the clothes in which I’m dressed.
Ripped, carved and scared into my breast.

Oh my God I learned that day. Oh my God; the costs we pay.
Oh my God I learned that day. Before our Lord I’ll burn, they say.

credits

from We Sat Back and Watched it Unfold, released October 11, 2019
Produced by Sam Kelly with Chris Cleverley.
Mixed by Graham Coe and Sam Kelly at Cube Recording, Cornwall.
Mastered by Josh Clark at Get Real Audio.

Chris Cleverley - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
Evan Carson - Drums
Lukas Drinkwater - Bass
Hannah Martin - Violin
Graham Coe - Cello
Kim Lowings - Piano
Kathy Pilkinton - Backing Vocals

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Chris Cleverley was born under a solstice moon, in an aura of honeysuckle mysticism. He is among a new wave of pioneering artists carving an uncharted path through the UK acoustic landscape. Inspired by the Lo-FI Indie greats Elliott Smith & Sufjan Stevens, his ambient Dream-Folk songwriting pushes the boundaries and shatters the expectations of 21st Century acoustic music. ... more

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