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Verdant

by Louise Kleboe

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ethereallad A voice as rich as truffle and cognac, lyrics that are clever and pointed, and chamber pop baroque arrangements combine to make this a fabulous album. Dead Can Dance meets Leonard Cohen with Kate Bush at the helm.
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1.
The Garden 05:36
In the garden nothing stirs In the garden nothing stirs in the garden nothing stirs she's in your arms you're in hers all is quiet in the Garden Living in the Greenery living in the greenery Living in the greenery there's no-one here just you and me all is quiet in the garden all is quiet in the garden all is quiet in the garden a moth caught in a web a butterfly lost in the night Oh God if I had wings to fly the creepers wrap themselves around my body as I sleep a predatory light in her eye what kind of animal am I A murder of crows A drift of Swifts What kind of Animal Am I? Everything is as it should be Everything is as it should be Everything is as it should be It's as perfect as it could be All is quiet in the garden All is quiet in the garden All is quiet in the garden Oh All is quiet in the Garden oh All is quiet in the Garden all is quiet in the garden
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Private Hell 04:49
And you follow the Math, Like you're under a spell wake-up on wall street Ringing a bell But you're Spiralling down like a wounded bird Something about that voice you heard Black out a moment, dark ocean swell Will no-one come and save me from this private Hell, I've always broken the things that I love The Beauty, the Horror, the Hawk, the Dove I was the reason for Heaven and Earth The realisation, the Death and rebirth So many secrets, no-one can tell Now I'm the only witness in my Private Hell Forgive me Prada for I have sinned, Labels scattered to the wind Didn't see the beauty of the day Ignored it hoping it would go away Labels scattered to the wind Forgive me Prada for I have sinned, I've sinned I've sinned When you were a liar, I was your smile When you were disgusting I turned away you were a gangsters razor sharp blade cutting through the stuffing of the dummy I made Blood shot a ribbon running out where you fell Now no-one can hear me in my Private Hell Dearly beloved I am always here like the darkest of perfumes the fog that won't clear your gold is my refuge your dreams are my clothes There's no separation when your eyes are closed I am you and you are me as well The Universe is turning Like a Spiral Shell Spiral Shell I've Sinned, I've Sinned, I've Sinned
3.
When I was young on our TV, David Attenborough I'd see Collected things that he might use, Binoculars and Walking shoes, A Footprint someone left behind A sunlit place deep in my mind And a wave so sweet and strong and this Oyster Catchers Song You're deeper than the calling Earth and when you sleep freer than the stars As perfect as a wind swept Isle Golden Mornings Light your smile With your coat to catch the wind Up the hill and down the Lane And a wave so sweet and strong And this Oyster Catchers Song For our Children For our Children Mother Earth We'll Heal the Land, the air and sea, Attenborough and you and Me For our Children We'll Heal the Land, the air and sea, Attenborough and you and Me For our Children Catch a wave so sweet and strong Sing the Oyster Catcher's Song
4.
High vibrational shimmer Sunlight dancing brook un-leaden, un-nailed, un-leashed I give back the dark dagger you gave the anti-psychotic, the anti-depressant the antis and uncles of despair and twist my wrist, heads I stay, tails I go there Spectators scream “she's going to drown!!” heads I float, heads I float tails I go down
5.
The Virus 02:58
There is a Virus I can't see In shadowed vale it waits for me A nano-second from it's birth the truth is dead Across the Earth, the Earth There is a Virus I can't see In shadowed vale it waits for me A nano-second from it's birth My name is God Through all the Earth
6.
Always around but never quite with us neither on nor off the bus Sleepytime Donald, sleepytime ,sleepytime, He's a concorde junkie, reaping Disney carnage in his virtual world tonight Up in his Tower he shivers and slithers as he wipes his lips and sighs Odour savage, gold Rolex ticking, mustard gas and Myhrr and the lifts all click and whirr Sleepytime Donald, sleepytime ,sleepytime, He's a concorde junkie, reaping Disney carnage in his virtual world tonight Tonight, And he's playing that game again, yes he's playing that game again The one where we fall and fall and there seems to be no end to it all One pill to sleep, two for oblivion As the night chill grips his soul, and he's playing that game Where we rise like a thermal and we close our eyes to see What he's got for you and me Ahhh........ Tonight, Command your three D battles, destroy dominate.
7.
It’s the age of stupid it’s the age of stupid All hail the perpetrator of death a feeble failing apparatus under the impression of flight but just crashing, crashing to the ground at the end of a stupid fall it’s the age of stupid it’s the age of stupid Where the sun can turn us back from stone into the rivers and streams The thundering clouds and singing trees what turns in you turns in me the same it could have been that way the curve of our bellies touching together it could have been this way.
8.
Calling out to those who see That after this Catastrophe We must have a Green rebirth Happiness and Peace on Earth We're a Real Force of Nature, of Nature Children of the moon and sun this is your rebellion born of love the future Star know yourself for who you are You're a Real Force of Nature You're a Real Force of Nature And they say it's okay it's alright the future's bright but we say, it's not okay, it's not alright the futures bright because it's burning A Shooting Star of red and gold the greatest story ever told We sign our names across the sky Because this world must never die We're a Real Force of Nature, We're a Real Force of Nature, We're a Real Force of Nature, We're a Real Force of Nature,
9.
The Bridge 03:33
Build a bridge out of thin air, Make it go from here to there, Make it go from here to there Better make it really strong, So the world can walk along, So the world can walk upon Take a bridge and make it yours, Bridge of laughter bridge of sighs, Bridge of laughter bridge of sighs Build a bridge from love and care, No more lonely sad despair Build a bridge from here to there A bridge to the higher ground To the sunlit pastures So close to the sky Build a bridge out of the air Make it go from here to there Make it go from here to there To the higher pastures the higher pastures

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released September 4, 2020

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Society of Imaginary Friends are an orchestral, operatic, cinematic sensation.
"Wonderfully orchestrated music and incredibly rich vibrant vocals. It's really wonderful stuff." Tim Cunningham BBC Music. Society of Imaginary Friends have had the great privilege of writing and performing for the extraordinary sacred Glastonbury Festival opening ceremony as part of the amazing Green Fields team. ... more

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