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JAMES: I think I was reading a lot of Patrick O’Brian novels when I wrote this song; a lot of the ship-based language and imagery came from there. I was also interested in two specific things: doing a story-song with two different character perspectives, and — most importantly — giving Mel more material to sing! The longest song we ever released but I think it holds up throughout and I still love the crescendo section.

PAUL: This song we played at the IndigO2 venue which was awesome — about 1500 people (not all there for us unfortunately) but we had a green room and supported Paul Carrack which was brilliant. A once in a lifetime opportunity... saying that we did then play there again in a different band.

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When I look back I see it clearly
The day I first saw you on your father’s arm
But I am a poor man and not nearly
Fit for the daughter of the richest man in town

But we had our love, we had each other
With need of no blessing in our hearts
So we’ll run away now to the ocean
Setting our sails straight by the stars

So we sit here in the bow lines
As the light begins to fade
Singing songs about tomorrow
Singing songs of yesterday
If I gave you all my sorrows
Would you carry them away?
My love

So out on the high seas we live freely
Beyond the horizon a fresh start
We’ll build a new life here and ideally
Be ever together, not apart

Now here on our island, life is dreary
With only each other and our flaws
The sight of your face now makes me weary
If only you’d left me where I was

So we sit here in the bow lines
As the light begins to fade
Singing songs about tomorrow
Singing songs of yesterday
If I gave you all my sorrows
Would you carry them away?
My love, my love, my love, my love

credits

from Songs About Tomorrow, Songs of Yesterday: The Best of Echotone, released September 1, 2020
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Music by James Goodwin/Lee Moffatt/Melanie Moffatt/Paul Whibley;
Lyrics by James Goodwin (©2011 Copyright Control)

Taken from Things We Lost, Things We Learned
Released 24 October 2011
echotone.bandcamp.com/album/things-we-lost-things-we-learned

Live version also available on Out On The Town —Live at IndigO2 (released 2017, recorded live 2011)
echotone.bandcamp.com/album/out-on-the-town-live-at-indigo2

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"Empathetic alt folk" - TIME OUT

"Layers of harmony and incisive arrangement squeezed into perfectly crafted songs" - PANIC MAGAZINE

"They have plenty of influences - country, folk, indie - but the overall effect is of a wonderfully fresh sound" - ROMFORD RECORDER ... more

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