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Scarborough Fair

by Wilful Missing

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1.
Lyrics: Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; Remember me to one who lives there, For once she was a true love of mine. Tell her to make me a cambric shirt, Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; Without any seam or needlework, Then she shall be a true lover of mine. Tell her to wash it in yonder well, Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; Where never spring water or rain ever fell, And she shall be a true lover of mine. Tell her to dry it on yonder thorn, Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; Which never bore blossom since Adam was born, Then she shall be a true lover of mine. Now he has asked me questions three, Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; I hope he'll answer as many for me Before he shall be a true lover of mine. Tell him to buy me an acre of land, Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; Betwixt the salt water and the sea sand, Then he shall be a true lover of mine. Tell him to plough it with a ram's horn, Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; And sow it all over with one pepper corn, And he shall be a true lover of mine. Tell him to shear it with a sickle of leather, Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; And bind it up with a peacock feather. And he shall be a true lover of mine. Tell him to thrash it on yonder wall, Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme, And never let one corn of it fall, Then he shall be a true lover of mine. When he has done and finished his work. Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme: Oh, tell him to come and he'll have his shirt, And he shall be a true lover of mine.
2.
Lyrics: Cruelty overwhelming At the turning of the year Hoping that the tide will turn And luck falls somewhere near Separately dreaming That some things will be fair Sleeping in the open air in the shadow of the stairs And these roads we take as we come back home Are the same roads we take all the year And the love we made on those Saturdays Is the same love now filled with tears Saying that you’re lonely Is that hardest thing to do Denying it’s significant is the easiest thing to choose We’re filling all the gaps in We’re dosing up on gin But this medicine’s a mile away from resuscitating me And these friends we made to our sorry song Are the same friends that offer us cheer And the hope that stretched to those better days Is the same hope now tinged with fear But you mustn’t give up Cos I need you now You mustn’t give up I don’t want you to know Mustn’t give up ‘till we know for sure You say you love me We’re drinking all the coffee Forgetting all the week Friday night’s a keepsake But then Sunday’s fucking bleak And these bonds we made with our history Are the same bonds that bind us still And the kindness shown with it sympathy Is the same kindness as a powerful pill But you mustn’t give up Cos I need you now You mustn’t give up I don’t want you to know Mustn’t give up ‘till we know for sure You say you love me But I still don’t know
3.
Blue Poetry 04:17
Bowled over It takes time to see Cried over A long while with me Stood slowly I tried hard to call Tried hard to write I’ve been worried sick Up all night long But you didn’t call You wouldn’t call for nothing Nothing Well I’ve burned the thought of sympathy, the taste of it This hollow sin, cracks of hope within blue poetry But it’s too late to worry tonight I’m a shadow of my former shade A ride on this train made it vanish away I came back to see I didn’t come all this way just to knock on your door Don’t leave me alone please pick up the phone Don’t leave me alone please pick up the phone But you didn’t hear You didn’t hear for hours And I waited all night Well I’ve burned the thought of sympathy, the taste of it This hollow sin, cracks of hope within blue poetry Well I’ve burned the thought of sympathy, the sweet taste of it This hollow sin, cracks of hope within I’m terrified But it’s too late to worry It’s too late to care It’s too late to wish for what we can’t have
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Thirteen 02:51

about

The four tracks here are not all brand new recordings, but bring together previously unreleased recordings from 2011 to 2013. Included are a song we recorded for a film, another that featured on TV, a live acoustic version of a song from our Molehills Out Of Mountains album and a studio version of a Big Star song we occasionally play live.

As with our other releases we've set the download price for this EP as "pay what you can". We've all got 'day jobs' and don't make a living out of our music. Sustainability as musicians is our goal. So long as we can continue to make the art we are passionate about, we are happy. It does, of course, cost time and money to make our music, but we wouldn't want you to decide against downloading our music because of a prohibitive price.

So, please download these recordings and contribute what you think it is worth to you, and what you can afford to pay. If you're skint, then have it for free, but if you can afford to give us some money for it, we would greatly appreciate it. Anything that you decide to pay us will go towards future band costs, such as further recordings, replacing equipment, and travel.

credits

released July 19, 2013

All tracks produced by Wilful Missing, except Powerful Pill produced by Jacob Savage and Chris Milnes at Minster Studios.
The photo is a still taken from the Palm Tree Entertainment film, I Know What I'm Doing. Typography by Oliver Redding. Design by Tilt Araiza.

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Wilful Missing Bradford, UK

We are a 5-piece from Bradford, you may have heard our music in Waterloo Road.

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