I often feel the weight of the earth; not so much of the planetary body itself but the heaviness of our brief time here; the relentlessness of bad news and the human race's tendency towards self-destruction. But in my mind, I am free; I am dust filled with light. As Carl Sagan once said, we are all made of "star stuff", and we all have the power to free ourselves, momentarily at least, from The Pull of the Earth.
lyrics
Curse the man who deals in luck
There’s a way of life in looking up
There’s a cosmos in your cup
There’s a voice, there’s a thought
When your feet don’t leave the ground
There’s a ray of light that can’t be found
There’s a truth in absent sound
There’s a void, calling you
Out there,
I go far beyond the realm of the earth
I climb high above the cloud and the dirt
I have found out what it’s worth
To be free from The Pull Of The Earth
When the daylight weighs on you
When you’re blinded by the few
Once you realise it’s true
There’s a choice, there for you
Out there,
I go far beyond the reach of a gun
I rise high above the man I’ve become
And I’m not the only one
To reach light years out from the sun
In the kingdom of the night,
We are dust filled with light
In the sea of a dream
Born to sunbeams
Open up your eyes
Open up your mind
And you’ll be free
From The Pull Of The Earth
credits
released August 25, 2023
Si Clancy / Vocals, Bass, Guitars, Synth!
Steve Bland / Trumpet
Jez Burns / 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
Special thanks to mon capitane, Jeremy, and all the wonderful musicians who played on this recording.
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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"
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"What a brilliantly unique voice, and what a way to showcase it with a minimal backdrop."
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