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Smoke
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Smoke was released on March 2, 2018 by Merge Records as a part of the album Record
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AlbumRecord
Release DateMarch 2, 2018
LabelMerge Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM109

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tracey Thorn
Tracey Thorn
Vocals
Ewan Pearson
Ewan Pearson
Synthesizer
John Opstad
John Opstad
Synthesizer
Clare Wheeler
Clare Wheeler
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tracey Thorn
Tracey Thorn
Composer
John Opstad
John Opstad
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ewan Pearson
Ewan Pearson
Mixing Engineer
John Opstad
John Opstad
Audio Processing
Marta Salogni
Marta Salogni
Recording Engineer
Matthew Johnson
Matthew Johnson
Recording Engineer
Stephen James Brown
Stephen James Brown
Recording Engineer
David Jones
David Jones
Assistant Recording Engineer
William Purton
William Purton
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jonny Solway
Jonny Solway
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jack Hudson
Jack Hudson
Assistant Recording Engineer
Matt Colton
Matt Colton
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
From Carleton Road came Miriam and Job
Came Miriam and Job, came Miriam and Job
From the wide flat fields to the rolling smoke
To the rolling smoke, to the rolling smoke
[Verse 2]
And made a little home and a family
A family, a family
And as the years went by, they led to me
Led to me
[Verse 3]
In good time they had a son called James
Who had a son called James, were there no other names?
The first World War and the second one came
The second one came, the second one came
[Verse 4]
My mother now was a teenage girl
She survived the blitz, she survived the blitz
Though she knew a girl who knew a girl
Who was blown to bits, who was blown to bits, oh
[Verse 5]
London, you're in my blood
And you've been there for so long
London, you're in my blood
But I feel you going wrong
[Verse 6]
And so my parents fled the smoke
Some ancient feel for green awoke
But I looked down the railway line
Back to the city that felt like mine
[Verse 7]
Where no one cared what clothes you wore
Or who you loved, what books you bought
Where you were born, what God you loved
Or so I thought, or so I thought
[Verse 8]
London, you're in my blood
And you've been there for so long
London, you're in my blood
But I feel you going wrong
[Verse 9]
And, oh, the streets all paved with gold
All bought and sold, all bought and sold
Still the river runs it's course
Back to it's source, back to it's source
[Verse 10]
Tyburn Brook and River Fleet
And hearts that beat, and hearts that beat
Blood that flows and hearts that beat
And hearts that beat
[Verse 11]
From Carleton Road came Miriam and Job
Came Miriam and Job, came Miriam and Job
From the wide flat fields to the rolling smoke
To the rolling smoke, the rolling smoke
Written by: Tracey Thorn
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