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Venus Through The Sycamores

from Venus Through The Sycamores [Single] by Nellie's Temple

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Recorded for the Forum Music Centre, Darlington project 'Releasing From Lockdown' and released as a teaser for the debut album by 'Nellie's Temple' (A Helen Temperley project with Gary Miller).

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VENUS THROUGH THE SYCAMORES

I was sitting contemplating
On how my working day had been
Drinking wine and needing to offload
You came and took my baggage
Put it away and somehow managed
To take the conversation down a different road

We sat and we saw
Venus through the sycamores
In a yellow room that was half painted green
We sat and we cried
And tried to see the other side
Of Venus and what she might have been

She will hide behind the new leaves
Another evil twin that we won’t see
Watching every move that we both make
Through the summer she will slumber
Leaving us to count the number
Of trials we’ve faced to get where life should be

We sat and we saw
Venus through the sycamores
In a yellow room that was half painted green
We sat and we cried
And tried to see the other side
Of Venus and what she might have been

We saw a crow with a stone in its beak
Did it have water it was trying to reach?
We saw Nefertiti in the branch of a tree
Looking South, what could she see?
We saw a pheasant on the highest ridge
Has he a lover’s gift he needs to give?
Only the sycamores know the truth.

We sat and we saw
Venus through the sycamores
In a yellow room that was half painted green
We sat and we cried
And tried to see the other side
Of Venus and what she might have been

We sat and we saw
Venus through those sycamores


(Helen Temperley)

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from Venus Through The Sycamores [Single], released October 18, 2021
Written and Composed by Helen Temperley
Musical Arrangement by Gary Miller

'NELLIE'S TEMPLE' on this recording is:
HELEN TEMPERLEY - Lead Vocals
GARY MILLER - Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Backing Vocals
JAKE LUCAS - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Recorded at The Forum Music Centre, Darlington, County Durham
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Chris Davison
theforumonline.co.uk

Illustration, Design and Layout by Helen Temperley
helentemperley.myportfolio.com

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Gary Miller first rose to international prominence with folk-punk/rock pioneers The Whisky Priests (1985-2002), founded with his twin brother Glenn - “the Joe Strummer and Mick Jones of Folk Music". He now performs as a solo artist and with his new band 'Gary Miller's Big Picture' whose debut album is coming soon. ... more

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