Lyrics and Vocals: Natalie Kendrick
Guitars, Bass, Keys: Mike McLeod
Drums: Sean O’Rourke
Mixing: Mike McLeod
Mastering: Rodney Mills
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Margarite was literally “the” first project for Natalie and me. Barely knew how to use Sonar. Let’s write a song tonight, we said. Nat had this wonderful melody and a haunting story. I grabbed the Taylor and away we go. By the end of the evening, we had this real folky piece. I couldn’t help but write a couple dozen guitar, string, key parts. Apologies all ‘round… Someday, we’d like to go back to a stripped down version: string quartet, piano, acoustic.
I wanted the last verse to be as ominous as Natalie’s melody. I had two tracks of Les Paul / Marshall feedback in harmony, all the way through. It was loud as a bizzotch, and stupid fun. On “Leaves feather to the ground…” I tried to emulate that with the fingered harmonics. Stuff like that… Natalie came up with the counter-point harmony at the end on the first take, no lie. A couple of friends separately came up with the same des_c_r_i_p_tion for this: Chill Rock.
Thanks for listening…
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young heart is just too small
to understand the coming fall
leaves feather to the ground
she sits and cries to the sound
of the blight-man's footsteps
coming fast
patiently waiting
summers past
Margarite, oh Margarite
dry your cryin eyes
the leaves no longer crumble
'neath your feet
summer's heart beats
and fall's dies
she grows older, every year
little does she know
that there's more to fear
seasons come and seasons go
her head is heavy and
it hangs low
such a burden on her heart
it goes to fall, she falls apart
her face is pale and she takes a breath
who do you mourn for, is it
your own death
Margarite, oh Margarite
dry your cryin eyes
the leaves no longer crumble
'neath your feet
summer's heart beats
and fall's dies
oo-oo-woo-hoo
young heart is just too small
to understand the coming fall
leaves feather to the ground
she sits and cries to the sound
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