Crossing a narrow stile

from Brick Wall in the Blue by the silent contraption

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This track was actually too hard for me to play along to a click-track, so it's kind of weird. Let's call it organic. I also recorded an extra vocal track but almost only kept the wet reverb from it. Dunno of it sounds better that way, but at least I did something!

Picking pattern is inspired by My name is Carnival by Jackson C. Frank.

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Your fear of him fading away
Is fuelling a desire to stay at home and in one place
And though it won’t be happening for a while
He’s crossing a narrow stile

Your fear of him turning to dust
Is masking out the part of your picture feigning interest and lust
And though he won’t be dying in your head
Your memories fade instead

His bridges once thought to be burned
You don’t know if you’ll ever forgive the one who never returned
But since he’s been forgiven by the man
You’re trying the best you can

You last saw him picking the growth
Red cherries at the hill of joy being careful not to spill and though
You’re walking past his house once in a while
You can never cross his stile
But you’re hoping to cross his stile
You may never cross his stile

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from Brick Wall in the Blue, released July 29, 2016

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the silent contraption Södertälje, Sweden

Bedroom folkpoprock barely anyone has ever listened to.
Primarily influenced by Belle and Sebastian, old psych and folk, of Montreal, and perhaps Robyn Hitchcock.

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