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String

by Tyrone and Lesley

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1.
String 02:19
String together little lights To push away the darkness and brighten nights String together out of this maze For where else can we live but nowadays You will not pass this way again No way to tie up those loose ends There’s no need to be so sad Losing your way is not so bad Let it unspool See what it brings How long is a piece of string together tangled strands By reaching for and holding hands String together each precious day ‘cause all the things that get in the way Are the way: That’s the way
2.
Paper 01:26
I made a paper boat and set it to sail I made a paper boat expecting to fail It sailed west it sailed east I sailed for a moment at least I made a paper plane and set it to fly I made a paper plane and threw it so high It went up it went down I flew for a moment before I hit ground I made a paper crown and called myself king I made a paper crown and ruled everything And as such It was too much I turned into paper all that I touched I made a paper world it took just one day And then the rain came down: it melted away And there you stood, in a wood, leaning on a tree, smiling at me, in a shower of paper debris, a boat, a plane, a crumpled crown there at your feet
3.
Fence 01:54
Our meetings fleeting: Evening greetings, with the sun receding Breeze breathes on your line of clothes God knows I love the way your garden grows A fence between Makes me more keen Over there the grass is green Nothing common bout common sense If all we have in common is this fence Roses open, celebrate all that we could cultivate behind that gate A fence between Makes love more keen Over there the grass is green Our meeting’s fleeting: Evening greetings, with the sun receding
4.
Stacks 02:40
Stacks of stacks of things in stacks other stacks toward the back layers to unpack of ruin, of wrack, of bric a brac All the things there left to lay All the things that fell where they may Now I throw away the things I thought might be useful one day Disorder here magnificent …. indifferent The past though vast at last has no significance Stacks of stacks of things in stacks other stacks toward the back through the wall there is a crack a line of light in the black Disorder there magnificent …. it’s infinite The past though vast at last has no significance
5.
Upstairs 02:42
Hey upstairs, my roof is your floor Up there somewhere behind a closed door, your floor’s my ceiling: a window on my feelings My love is secret – my love is true Love thy neighbour? Well, I guess I do. Hey upstairs, architecture breaks my heart are apartments meant to keep us apart I’ll hold the lift for you, so you can make it next level’s where I would take it you press my buttons and I can’t fake it. How can I love someone that I don’t know? I don’t know. I don’t know. Hey upstairs we have an understanding I like to dream of being on your landing, hand in handing, Watching how our love lights the windows of this town But you’re upstairs, and I am down. Yes you’re upstairs and I’m really down. How can I love someone that I don’t know? I don’t know. I don’t know. Because it’s easier than loving someone I do know. I do know. I do
6.
Do Go On 01:53
When all the hitches have you tied up in knots Prize the consolation found in unlikely spots Though thoroughly through we muddle There’s sky in every puddle We’re all built to fall away from it all The turning has no end It can drive you round the bend when Around every corner is… another corner If curtains come down On a farce or a drama It’s not a full stop - it could be a comma We do go on Saying we can’t go on Go on with you Step off the paved path Follow desire lines Cause concrete can be cracked By the tiniest vine The show is over soon Got as far as moths get to the moon Go where there’s no maps Into the great perhaps
7.
nylon weddings inland way olive platforms secret rose miles drifting mothers frail Lincolnshire foreheads lemon confetti be coming rain becoming rain
8.
Speakeasy 03:12
Red door: knock twice It’s an underworld paradise Clouds in here: in here we reign We let it flow ‘cause we feel no pain Come downstairs where the music’s hot Look at what I’m wearing (and what you’re not) Now you can see - this tiger’s blind Gonna spring for you as I unwind I’m in the…. Speakeasy (easy speak) Drink until your knees go weak. Speakeasy (easy speak) Come downstairs, find what you seek Pour me another, we’re pawing each other (2nd time ‘in a dimly lit cellar I was a good looking feller’) ΩI’m less inhibited, when it’s prohibited Nobody need know up above Trip downstairs and fall in love Same building, same street same wee hours where we used to meet nostalgia ain’t what it used to be it’s hard to believe that girl (young chap) was me A stack of chairs stacked like years words spoken easy tend to disappear Sick with love, sick with gin Self medication: the doctor is in the…
9.
Strumalong 03:04
We’d like to thank you all for staying. This is the last song we’ll be playing We’d like to thank you all for coming. This the last song we’ll be strumming Pack the ukes away. We’ll play another day We’ll play another song. Strumalong Some of us really know our stuff Some of us know near enough Some of us know rhythm and timing Some of us are miming You know it really takes all sorts You know like notes form a chord Each of us is very ordinary But together we are legendary Mmm Mmm Mmm hum along Mmm Mmm Mmm strum along
10.
Birds in flight: such a magnificent sight - wings silhouetted by sunset light. They’re beautiful, But not that bright. Look out for those who claim a bird’s eye view Because they might have a bird’s brain too Flying high flying low A sloppy payload for those of us below They will tweet that they know best All the while feathering their nest Proud as a peacock but dead as a dodo Whose ancestors caught the worm years ago You might think you own the skies Flocking together, flying around To whatever height you rise, you will have to come down to the ground! Flapping around like you’re out of your tree Next generation born in captivity Happy as a lark, crazy as a loon Puffing out your chest as you toot your little tune How you got up there we will never know Seeds in your droppings now you’re reaping what you sow
11.
Brown River 02:26
Too many wheels and not enough wings To will your mind to other things The wind is warm on days like these Wet your finger hold it in the breeze Make a raft with driftwood Of photographs and frames pictures of family and friends and you Then sail the brown river till it turns blue Take off your clothes and stitch them together Wait for the river to rise Take off your clothes and stitch them together And then you’ll have a sail to fill with sighs Now stand on your raft and sail down the river Wave to the people you’re naked and you shiver Watch your clothes billow in the breeze Then sail the brown river to blue seas Goodbye
12.
Ending 02:31
What if this turns out to be the ending? Standing staring at the stairs we were ascending Letting go of disbelief we were suspending All of those broken things we won’t be mending Roads unseen by us will keep on bending What if this turns out to be the end? This could turn out to be the middle The bit where things get broken when they’re brittle This could turn out to be the middle Between the not so sure and non-committal This could turn out to be the middle The bit before the bowling ball hits skittle This could turn out to be the middle The bit between the answer and the riddle What if this turns out to be the start?

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Light music for dark times

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released May 30, 2022

Composed by Megarrity/Vincent
('Upstairs' by Megarrity/Vincent/Oliver, 'String' & 'Brown River' Megarrity)
Recorded September 2021 Engineered and mixed by James See
Artwork Carl Breitkeuz

Made with the assistance of the Johnny Dennis Music Award

Performed by Tyrone and Lesley

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David Megarrity ukulele, guitar, vocal, piano/Samuel Vincent double bass, U-Bass, ukulele, vocal, keyboard/James See percussion, keyboards
and Jackson Church washboard and thimbles (For the Birds/Speakeasy) Harrison Allen, Lara Hinton, Lizzy Heath, ukulele and vocals (Strumalong) Theo Megarrity Vocal on Strumalong

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Tyrone and Lesley Brisbane, Australia

The skill needed to pull our emotions from amused jubilation to sombre beauty is a rare one but these guys have it in abundance UkePlanet (UK)

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