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BELLS CATALOGUE BLUE

by JOHN MOORE

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From the forthcoming album
All's Well That Ends Well
Release June 3rd
Written and recored in London, spring/summer 2021

I wrote and recorded this during the spring and summer of 2021. It's about nature, renewal, and getting along - it's obviously a lockdown song. I hope your experiences of that time were not too awful.
I used what I had - which luckily for me is some beautiful guitars, acoustic, my ancient Gretsch Tennessean, Gibson ES125, and a shining blue Telecaster. I used my trusty old wood saw - for something so mundane, it makes a beautiful sound - perhaps a metaphor for all things when treated with love. The drums were played by Brian, at his house in LA - it was he that taught me you could record over the internet. He was locked down as well, but in 110 degrees. The bells are various things I had lying about. I wanted it a bit biblical, to go with the theme. Lastly, and I'm sure this affected the sound, I wore a long blue and gold robe which i found in a charity shop - and my hair grew really long. The Bells Catalogue was a guitar catalogue I used to get as a kid. Thank you. JMx

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Bells Catalogue Blue

You, me, the land, the sea that meets at blue horizon
Me you, all kinds of blue, the sea we rise from

You me, the sky, the trees, the hills we fly from
Each day is new, eggshell blue, into the blue horizon

Me you, Prussian blue
Wait it out, sit it out, that’s all we can do,
Feed your mind, read the signs, draw a line, use the time
It’s all about perspective

Bluebells rise in ancient skies when all the frosts are gone
Lovers lie all summer

You me, the sky the trees
The leaves, the seeds that fall on the breeze
Go to sleep setting sun, your work here is done
And the birds sing goodnight - It will all be alright

Someday unexpectedly, this ship may have to sail
Is it waterproof or will it fail?

If you and I could part this sky and get to where we’re going
Leave behind this land of milk and honey

Swimming pools aren’t necessarily blue - Cerulean reflections
Odysseus dreaming of home - the true Aegean perfection!

If eyes are wise and hearts are smart
And nothing is for granted,
Care and feed it all it needs
And tend to what is planted

You and me,the land, the sea
That meets at blue horizon
Each day is new, Bells Catalogue
The dreams we rise from

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released April 1, 2022
Written, performed, produced by John Moore
Drums by Brian Young
©2021 John Moore
℗2021 The Germ Organization

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