This track has overtones of helplessness in a world of unequal levels of health, happiness, opportunity and wealth.
Fortune spent on boats of barely floating rubber.
It’s what God wants and I’m calling out to Mother.
She raises a glass, here’s dirt in your eye.
Late evening, long shadows.
Peasant fires burning the shallows.
She raises a glass, here’s dirt in your eye.
Hooked against my will.
Superstation running rife.
She raises a glass, here’s dirt in your eye.
Damage, fear, intensify.
Child soldiers, fully certified.
from
Compass And The Sand,
released May 28, 2022
Written by Matt Woosey
Produced and mixed by Matt Woosey and Tarrant Shepherd
Recorded at Hope Mill Recording Studios, Manchester 24-28 November 2021 by Tarrant Shepherd
Engineered by Steve Poppleton and Tomos Williams
Mastered by Stephen Kerrison at Tall Trees Audio Mastering
Special thanks to Tony Hobden
List of mortals:
Acoustic guitars and vocals - Matt Woosey
Vocals - Rachael Jean Harris
Electric guitar - Brad Edmondson
Electric guitar - Michael Oertel
Bass guitar - Jamie Brewster
Drums and percussion - Dave Small
Vulcan String Quartet is:
Violin 1 - Tanwen Evans
Violin 2 - Andrew Walters
Viola - Carly Stone
Cello - Nathan Stone
String arrangements - Andrew Walters