Alice by Daisy Rickman

'Alice' is the second single from my debut album ‘Donsya an Loryow’ which will be released in August on vinyl. The piece was written, performed, mixed and produced at Home by me and mastered by Ryan Van Kriedt. It features an old banjo, double bass, guitar, bouzouki, cello, tabla, percussion, and a spoken poem in the middle.

The song is about the Moon and a girl called Alice who one night is guided by a gifted hand to wander through the land and bathe her eyes in milk. Following the flowers, she wanders through gardens with her eyes closed and is cleansed under the New Moon. I think it is one of my favourites from the album and a piece I really enjoyed writing and recording. The cover is a photograph I took of the Moon above the trees in Mousehole where I imagined Alice to be walking through.

happy to finally share this one with the world.. hope you enjoy!

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Tracklist

1.	Alice	4:04

Lyrics

Alice was told

by a gifted hand

to fix her eyes upon the moon

and wander through the land

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Wearing a band of silk round the neck

she went to the flowers of England

and sat

with opaque eyes

to bathe them in milk

She wandered through the gardens

with eyes closed

cleansed for the first time

under the moon

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Follow the flowers

for they do understand

sit with them beneath the moon

and she will guide your hand.

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Credits

released August 23, 2022
Mastering: Ryan Van Kriedt

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