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Mother of Two

by Roy de Smet

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1.
Mamihlapinatapai 03:04
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You were so young and I was younger still and I was drowning myself in the soundtrack to that day. That things had gotten out of hand did not occur to me until it hit me, with the sun, upon my head. Going down to the basement, down the slip'ry stairs whisp'ring charms and curses from another continent and then, that look that you gave me with your eyebrows raised, when I looked at you so longingly! Is it the lark or the nightingale? Covered with blankets and darkness, I can't tell which one and I can't even be sure if it's a turtledove or a raven watching over me Perhaps, I should have wronged you - it would be indifferent to me. And then you may turn out a saviour - and I perhaps a snake.
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Golden Honey Mirrors 02:50
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A key fewer on my chain weighs less in my pocket but it is burden on my back every time I reach out to unlock a door; a subtle reminder of the crater that we left when we walked out. We've been wandering alone since the holiday season, Lord, are you listening? Did my wishes for her come through? I hope that you are doing better than before, and if you hear this song I trust you'll find a channel back to let me know. I hear you crying in the wind, I see you falling with the leaves; oh, I tried, but I failed. The road that lies ahead is so dark that you can't see what you are headed for and the cold's making your bones ache and your fingers turn blue But you're moving on undisturbed by what or whoever gets in your way... And now your lover must've been mad, I guess, when he heard the news, oh, he never unclenched his fist, never shook hands, your weary eyes, they grew more wary over time. A set of golden honey mirrors, and my lips a used-up polish cloth.
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Suárez in HD 03:48
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It wasn’t at all like in the movies, didn’t go as singers proclaim My bird just flew off and my friend ate all of the bread. My beer just sat quietly in the glass, I saw from a distance how she just left, into thin air, out the door, there’s times for winning and losing. Now, what do I know? What have I got here? These days I just spend my time growing my beard out. It’s gone from short boxed to clean shaven and back several times, I keep screwing up easy recipes, I live out of sync and now the air’s turning green… I walk in heavy rain and pull the garden pots out on the street. Give me a reason, I need something to hold onto. Something to change things for the better,.. I used to be all ‘bout death or glory; then I let go and got stuck between delusions At Beatles-age, can’t find my place, I want to be like Kenny B, A walk in the park, my shadow’s long and slim, the bus window gives me thicker beard and smooth skin. At very reasonable fare, I got to taste a little from freedom! I’ve nothing to say, no stories to tell; I hardly explore or experience any new things. It’s not that I don’t want to try, I think, but I’m idly consumed There’s a TV programme on Barcelona, I put it on but all it shows me is Suárez in HD; a bird sits outside in a tree, and my guitar’s in the corner. Give me a reason, I need something to hold onto. I want to change things for the better,.. 
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Mother of Two 04:44
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Between workwear and school attire I lose track of my week I try keeping my shirts clean but get spaghetti on my plate It all started with this photograph of me, I barely recognised myself. And I'm tangled up now, I'm a mother of two I should know better but I'm bleeding Getting cosy on the couch with a chap who's half my age Seems so much older, though, and I may seem younger all the same. His head on my shoulder like that of a baby's but there's one difference and that is that his bottle is filled with wine. And I'm tangled up now, I'm a mother of two I should know better but I'm bleeding You say the world is toughing up, and you could just as well be right but I don't think that should mean, I'd have to give in right away - I don't think so And you may think that I'm some kind of foolish dreamer but I don't mind, 'cos I've got John Lennon on my side. And I'm tangled up now, I'm a mother of two I should have known better but I'm wounded and I'm bleeding Yes I am bleeding
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Planet Blue 04:52
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Through rain-blocked glasses, I watch planet Blue lie before me in merciless perfection. Enter The Lady Summer, beaming down the sun that dries the rain. I feel like tears, I tremble in the wind and I wash away with the waves My heart is restless like the sea, you are crew to its ships. Come hoist the sails and blow the wind in for I'm leaving. Well, are you coming with me? Barefoot, the hands are working - playful like the feather in her hair These ship routines, “Prepare to come about!”, they are like algebra to me. Oh she is kind and very beautiful. Then, she can be so cruel. Oh, what a world before me, ahead on starboard and port! Leaving this rainy day behind me. Oh, what a time to be alive! I'm standing here naked in this simple long-sleeve T-shirt, with my hands all battered I slayed a mere spider and I shouldn't make that bigger than it is. This dance of ours, this game of give and ask, is a slave to the work and to chance. You bring me up before Poseidon. I'm only passing through Oh, what a world before me, ahead on starboard and port! Leaving this rainy day behind me. Oh, what a time to be alive! Oh what a world that lies before us; ahead on starboard and port! Leaving a rainy day behind us, Oh, what a time, oh, what a life - what a time to be alive!

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Between 2013 and 2017 I wrote the fives songs that I present to you on this EP. These songs were written on my way to work, at home, in classrooms, factory halls and, believe it or not, on a boat. In these songs I have tried to capture a few little somethings of those five years in my life.

All songs and lyrics by Roy de Smet
All vocals and guitars by Roy de Smet
Percussion and backing vocals on ‘Suarez in HD’ by Frank Bond
Organ and keys on ‘Golden Honey Mirrors’, ‘Mother of Two’ and ‘Planet Blue’ by Paul Bond

Engineered, mixed and produced by Frank Bond at Space is the Place Studio
Mastered by Statinski Mastering

Artwork design by Wouter Tol

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released March 29, 2019

© King Forward Records 2019

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Roy de Smet's music is present-day minded and written in its own right, making it a unique addition to the existing, rich songwriter tradition. As a songwriter, De Smet does not feel comfortable in safety. Hence, he prefers finding himself in a blizzard of intertextual references and exotic recipes, over riding on a midnight train between two much sung-about American cities. ... more

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