{"id":13713,"date":"2017-02-07T16:18:29","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T16:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/viewfromhere\/?page_id=13713"},"modified":"2019-05-03T15:32:24","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T14:32:24","slug":"songs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/viewfromhere\/songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>All songs written in a one-day songwriting workshop led by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.voxliminis.co.uk\/\">Vox Liminis<\/a>, in Dundee in October 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fight or Flight (Ann-Marie)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">written by Kim McCallum and Kathleen Lorimer with Louis Abbott<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Fight Or Flight (Ann-Marie) by Iriss\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F306373083&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=1200&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This song uses the analogy of a love affair to communicate the support workers\u2019 relationship with the \u2018job\u2019. The job in this instance is personified as Anne Marie, who plays a significant part of the support worker\u2019s life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recorded, Performed, and Mixed by Ross Clark, Donna Maciocia, and Louis Abbott. Mastered by Jamie Savage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">Lyrics<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p>There was a spark from the arc beneath your eyebrow<br>\nWatching what I say, treading carefully<br>\nAnd we were fused as if we grew up on the same wall<br>\nScared of the unknown but not doing it alone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You stumbled into me. A happy accident. A small epiphany.<br>\nMy shadow. I can\u2019t leave \u2018cos you\u2019ve got hold of me<br>\nYou\u2019re my new priority, Ann-Marie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did not expect that this effect would echo through me<br>\nSomething taking hold, ready to be bold<br>\nAnd I found trust within the dust of the foundations<br>\nA settled home to call our own<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You stumbled into me. A happy accident. A small epiphany.<br>\nMy shadow. I can\u2019t leave \u2018cos you\u2019ve got hold of me<br>\nYou\u2019re my new priority, Ann-Marie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are times that I can\u2019t find an easy answer<br>\nA selfless compromise, 100 little lies<br>\nAnd whether fight or flight or something in the middle<br>\nFear of failure strong, we might not have long<br>\nBut all I know is that we go like bricks and mortar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You stumbled into me. A happy accident. A small epiphany.<br>\nMy shadow. I can\u2019t leave \u2018cos you\u2019ve got hold of me<br>\nYou\u2019re my new priority, Ann-Marie<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frontlines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">written by Lyn McDonald, Janine Anderson and Melissa Ward with Ross Clark<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Frontlines by Iriss\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F306373084&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=1200&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this song, the support workers&nbsp;are&nbsp;on a \njourney with the people they support, feeling the pressure&nbsp;to remain \nsteady in stormy waters&nbsp;\u2013 to continue to give of themselves and stay \nupbeat despite challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recorded, Performed, and Mixed by Ross Clark, Donna Maciocia, and Louis Abbott. Mastered by Jamie Savage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">Lyrics<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p>Ten things I can\u2019t say, Ten Things I can\u2019t say.<br>\nOn a shadow river, my hope, my work, and you.<br>\nBe patient with me, let\u2019s make good memories,<br>\nThrough the echoes of time, the journey is yours and mine.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frontlines, in the shadows, like a cog on a wheel, must not cry, must not feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carers feelings never show, taking every punch you throw.<br>\nMaybe I should have been a boxer, that smiles and pretends.<br>\nMaybe I should I have been a boxer, instead of council nurse and friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frontlines, in the shadows, like a cog on a wheel, must not cry, must not feel.<br>\nFrontlines, in the shadows, stormy seas that make us stronger, hidden pressures veiled no longer,<br>\nFrontlines, in the shadows, like a cog on a wheel, must not cry, must not feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the layers, more than carers, let\u2019s unite as one, the journey will go on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frontlines, in the shadows, like a cog on a wheel, must not cry, must not feel.<br>\nFrontlines, in the shadows, stormy seas that make us stronger, hidden pressures veiled no longer,<br>\nFrontlines, in the shadows, like a cog on a wheel, must not cry, must not feel.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I\u2019m still at home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">written by Claire Gilroy and Catrina Boal with Donna Maciocia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"I&#039;m Still At Home by Iriss\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F306373082&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=1200&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this song, the person being supported is expressing their feelings to the support worker \u2013 and how they want to be perceived in their life. It is a call to \u2018see me\u2019 \u2013 see the person behind the support needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recorded, Performed, and Mixed by Ross Clark, Donna Maciocia, and Louis Abbott. Mastered by Jamie Savage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">Lyrics<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p>I know my lights sometimes flicker<br>\nAnd my shutters often close<br>\nThe seasons pass so much quicker<br>\nAs the ivy over grows<br>\nThe broken bell that I don\u2019t answer<br>\nKnock on the door<br>\nI\u2019ll still hear you<br>\nDo you hear me?\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cracks in the wood are getting deeper<br>\nAnd the paintwork keeps peeling<br>\nChoked by the weeds , the plants all wither<br>\nAs my gaze stays fixed to the ceiling<br>\nThe window panes are dusted over<br>\nLook through the grey<br>\nI\u2019ll still see you<br>\nDo you see me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m still at home, I\u2019m still at home<br>\nThey put the signs up anyway<br>\nI\u2019m still at home, I\u2019m still at home<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The broken bell that I don\u2019t answer<br>\nKnock on the door<br>\nI\u2019ll still hear you<br>\nDo you hear me?<br>\nThe window panes are dusted over<br>\nLook through the grey<br>\nI\u2019ll still see you<br>\nDo you see me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know my lights sometimes flicker<br>\nAnd go out one by one<br>\nBut I\u2019m still at home<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All songs written in a one-day songwriting workshop led by Vox Liminis, in Dundee in October 2016. 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