The Art of Loneliness (Single)
by Mock Deer
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This song has bizarrely never felt so relevant and I think has potentially opened up a new interpretation of its substance.
I began writing it whilst on one of my first tours in Germany. The first part of the song is concerned with that romantic notion of being a musician on the road and enjoying the freedom which that brings.
However, after returning home and attempting to finish writing the song, I had a 'back to reality' moment... it was a tumultuous time for our world (This is of course even more so right now) and so I sat there in my kitchen as my nihilistic side crept in and took over on songwriting duties.”
I began writing it whilst on one of my first tours in Germany. The first part of the song is concerned with that romantic notion of being a musician on the road and enjoying the freedom which that brings.
However, after returning home and attempting to finish writing the song, I had a 'back to reality' moment... it was a tumultuous time for our world (This is of course even more so right now) and so I sat there in my kitchen as my nihilistic side crept in and took over on songwriting duties.”
lyrics
Sleeping in a made-up bed
Strange dreams a guarantee
We eat eggs and we eat bread
Drink too much beer and coffee
Sunlight through the open window falls
And Crawls across my face
Highlighting all the flaws, never to be erased.
And you need to hydrate
Because of all the booze and shit, you drank & ate… Last night.
Load the van and hit the road
Purchase gas and shades
Nick Cave is on the radio
To guide our morning daze
The difference in architecture holds attention slightly more
Meaninglessly meaningful
Excited yet unsure...
The highway hisses by
Indulge an English moan
Another cloudless sky
Think a little about home.
Sit on the street
Sing on the bridge
Swim in the lake with Kat and Nick & Tish
Where I had little choice
Where I was just one voice…
The world has gone to shit
As I’m sat here writing this
Six hundred miles away wrapped up in my own selfish schtick
We’re all phoneys, we’re all dicks
And my country makes me sick...
But there's the small things too I guess
We’re all so beautifully less than we all thought we were
A long and steady line
Human evolution takes time
Wandering the streets
Staring at the glow sewn to our hands
This modern visual definition of ‘alone’
The Art of Loneliness
Seems we have it down to a tee
The Art of Loneliness
Won’t you login and be lonesome with me?
And in the lights .. We’ll glow.
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Strange dreams a guarantee
We eat eggs and we eat bread
Drink too much beer and coffee
Sunlight through the open window falls
And Crawls across my face
Highlighting all the flaws, never to be erased.
And you need to hydrate
Because of all the booze and shit, you drank & ate… Last night.
Load the van and hit the road
Purchase gas and shades
Nick Cave is on the radio
To guide our morning daze
The difference in architecture holds attention slightly more
Meaninglessly meaningful
Excited yet unsure...
The highway hisses by
Indulge an English moan
Another cloudless sky
Think a little about home.
Sit on the street
Sing on the bridge
Swim in the lake with Kat and Nick & Tish
Where I had little choice
Where I was just one voice…
The world has gone to shit
As I’m sat here writing this
Six hundred miles away wrapped up in my own selfish schtick
We’re all phoneys, we’re all dicks
And my country makes me sick...
But there's the small things too I guess
We’re all so beautifully less than we all thought we were
A long and steady line
Human evolution takes time
Wandering the streets
Staring at the glow sewn to our hands
This modern visual definition of ‘alone’
The Art of Loneliness
Seems we have it down to a tee
The Art of Loneliness
Won’t you login and be lonesome with me?
And in the lights .. We’ll glow.
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released March 20, 2020
Scott Fitzgerald - Producer, Bass, Keys
Andrew Kemp - Electric Guitar
Jools Owen - Drums
Sara-Mae Tuson - Backing Vocals
Bob Katz - Mastering Engineer
Scott Fitzgerald - Producer, Bass, Keys
Andrew Kemp - Electric Guitar
Jools Owen - Drums
Sara-Mae Tuson - Backing Vocals
Bob Katz - Mastering Engineer
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Mock Deer London, UK
A Self-taught Musician with a unique playing and writing style.
Debut full-length LP 'The Art Of
Loneliness' is out now.
Incredible! - Rough Trade
“Transfixingly crushing, cinematically resonant, Alt-Indie folk – AnR Factory
“A thoughtful commentary on modern society” – Americana UK
“Most thoughtful and reflective of our times” – Echoes & Dust
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May 2Berlin, Germany
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