Redefined

by Carys

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Redefined was inspired by a conversation with a fellow songwriter who started a new accountancy day job at the beginning of the pandemic and thus hadn't yet met any of his colleagues. It grew into a song about how things that are now familiar to all of us - work, life, music and friendship - have changed, and how perhaps we're still fundamentally still the same.

The release date marks a full year since the start of the first UK lockdown, and the accompanying video is available on my youtube channel.

Stay safe xx

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Redefined

Talk to me of numbers
The same ones every day
Sitting in the same chair
Nothing much to say
Never thought to budget
For solitary grind
Adding up to questions
Is this working redefined?

Walking through a house
The rooms quiet and cold
Each one sad and soulless
Wasted and alone
Didn't think of planning
For solitary time
Nobody sleeping near me
Is this living redefined?

Write for me a new song
Without words to sing
Playing to an empty room
Are you listening?
Everyone's livestreaming
Never thought I'd find
Tickets to my own home
Is this music redefined?

Ten months only meeting
With faces on a screen
I've not met you in person
This new life, what does it mean?
But better times can follow
Now I've come to find
We still say “See you tomorrow”
Is this friendship redefined?
We still say "See you tomorrow"
Is this friendship redefined?

Copyright ©2021 Carys

Chords are G, Am and D7.

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released March 22, 2021
Composed, recorded, arranged and produced by Carys
Mixed and mastered by David Wright

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Carys, singer-songwriter with autism, anxiety and awesomeness, writes happy songs about death and sad songs about the universe. She has an enthusiastic and evocative stage presence displaying a natural charm. Carys is a unique talent, interpreting her own composed material and traditional songs alike as well as showcasing her beautiful and evocative vocal textures within ambient electronic music. ... more

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