"Siren"came to life between Bristol and Dublin. Inspired by the music of Uther Moads, Dónal Kearney approached the Bristol-based producer with a piano-led song and Uther Moads cloaked it in the darkness it required.
lyrics
The northern dark is lifting
as cloud is lightly drifting
to reveal the rising moon
behind mountains
tall as Fionn Mac Cumhail
standing between me and you
As night takes hold of me,
I am kept from sleep
by your cold mouth
and how it speaks
and by the light of your pale cheek
in my mind's eye
Still I lie,
lulled by the tide,
hear your flowing heavy sighs
beneath the surface;
calls me down
within the dark, a Siren's sound
within the dark, enfolds around
this placid dark where I am found
credits
from Siren EP,
released January 14, 2017
Music by Uther Moads & Dónal Kearney
Lyrics by Dónal Kearney
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