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One by One

from Loom by The Orbweavers

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This song is based on a story a close friend wrote about a partnership breaking up. You carry on after the breakup, and don’t see the person for a long time. Then they come back, and expect the relationship to resume without strain because so much time has passed. Sometimes that cannot happen.

We wanted the trumpet to sound nostalgic.

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Dust off the picture books,
Creaking spine as pages fall
In the hallway dancing.
Your coat hangs behind the door,
I stand beside it in the hall
Loose threads fall together.

Leaves fall around my shoes
Cushioning my soles,
Aimless walks in winter.
Clothes piled in plastic bags I meant to throw away,
Are they useful,
Am I grieving?

Go.
Why did you go?

After four years on the run,
Why did you come home,
Why did you come home,
With your bells and mistletoe;
Got your favourites on the wall,
The fairest of them all,
You couldn’t even call.
You couldn’t even -

Calls on the telephone,
Strange voice, You’re not alone,
I wish I was dreaming.
Waves wash over me
Down here I feel free,
I can’t hold my breathing.

Go.
Why did you go?

After four years on the run,
Why did you come home,
Why did you come home?
With your bells and mistletoe;
Got your favourites on the wall,
The fairest of them all,
You couldn’t even call.
You couldn’t even call.

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from Loom, released October 28, 2011

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The Orbweavers Melbourne, Australia

The Orbweavers are Marita Dyson & Stuart Flanagan, multidisciplinary artists working in song, performance and visual art. Their work responds to history, memory and place. They are interested in local waterways, industrial history and environmental change.

They have written and recorded 3 albums, co-produced by their greyhound companions, Fern (RIP 2018) & Susie, released through Mistletone. ... more

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