I once befriended a neighbourhood cat who reminded me of an ex-girlfriend, floating in and out of my life whenever it pleased her. I found her exciting, unpredictable, wild. But when she was gone, I was a mess, an addict desperate for a moment of her time. It was all kinds of wrong.
“When Maria Returns”
Releasing on my Bandcamp page with an accompanying sessions video on my YouTube channel on October 10th.
Si x
lyrics
Long after midnight, down by the sea
There lives a creature, bound to me
Beneath the surface, there by the shore
There goes the soldier, who won the war
Blighted by slumber, wed to her sleep
Keeping a secret, she longs to keep
Night after night, she strays from the day
And hides in her treehouse, slipping away
I don’t know if I can take it
I doubt that I could
I’m trying not to face it
When I know that I should
Just go on and on, on and on
‘Til Maria Returns
Bought by her beauty, bowed to her soul
Desperately waiting, for Maria to call
Night after night, she’s teasing me!
Baby I know you’ve got places to be
I don’t know if we could make it
Or even if we would
I’m trying not to fake it
When I know that we could
Just go on and on, on and on
‘Til Maria Returns
Now that I've found you
I’m not letting go
Now that I’m near to you
I can’t let you go
When Maria Returns
credits
released October 10, 2023
Si Clancy / Vocals, Guitars
Steve Bland / Trumpet
Jez Burns / Bass Guitar, Piano, Additional Instruments
Anna Drysdale / French Horn
James Garner / Piano
Nadine Haberl / Background Vocals
Spencer Hague / Trombone
Mirka Hoppari / Viola, Violin
Dana Morgan / Flute, Piccolo
Rachael Perry / Cello
Rob Rosa / Violin
Alex Thomas / Drums, Percussion
Si Clancy is a writer and performer of emotionally direct songs, driven by lush instrumentation drawing on folk, classical
and rock. As heard on BBC 6 Music and RTÉ Radio 1.
"One of the artists I'm most excited about this year"
- BBC Introducing's Dean Jackson
"What a brilliantly unique voice, and what a way to showcase it with a minimal backdrop."
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