The River

from Trees by Lawrence Illsley

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    Comes in a 6 panel gatefold case with original artwork by Lawrence Illsley. This album is personal and intimate, recorded in Lawrence's childhood home a year after his mother passed away. The booklet features an original long poem 'A hospital birch, Trewellard' written especially for the release of the album which tells of Lawrence's experience recording the album. The poem is inspired by the poems in his award winning collection A Brief History of Trees, where each piece tells the history of a particular tree alongside his journey through grief.

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about

The hardest song to record, I nearly gave up, but then in desperation sang it close miced and slow (instead of fast and angry) and laid it down in one take

lyrics

I want to see how far
that the river flows
I want to feel the path
that the river follows
I want to hear the rapids rap
on the water below
I want to feel how fast

I want feel the waves
of the new horizon
I want to feel the rays
of each new burning sun
I want to feel the latitude slip
a navigation
I want to feel the sun

But I don't need your photographic paper
I just want to share
play me chords, minor or a major
vibrate the air

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from Trees, released February 26, 2021
Written and performed by Lawrence Illsley

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Lawrence Illsley Abertillery, UK

Lawrence Illsley is an award winning poet and songwriter. Trees is his debut album and is released to coincide with his award winning poetry collection A Brief History of Trees.

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