From the recording Greenwich
A multi-generational collaboration between The Vone's lead singer, Marcelo Cervone, his great-grandfather Zé Carlos Medeiros & Marcelo's partner, Aisling Groves-McKeown.
Zé came over from Brazil in October 2019 to stay in London for a month, celebrate his 80th birthday with the family and play an opening set for The Vone at The Water Rats in King’s Cross. What began as a holiday, became a cross-continental collaboration.
They managed to sneak in a cheeky little recording session before he left.
We hope you enjoy it!
Duet Vocals - Marcelo Cervone & Aisling Groves-Mckeown
Lead Guitar - Zé Carlos Medeiros
Rhythm Guitar - Marcelo Cervone
Greenwich composed by Zé Carlos Medeiros, Marcelo Cervone & Aisling Groves-McKeown.
Artwork by Victoria Di Gioia (Instagram: @victoriadigioia).
Recorded at The Bookhouse Studio.
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Tom Hill.
Lyrics
When I felt you give yourself to me,
escaping fear and giving into gravity,
dancing with the words,
you felt like a song
to me.
When I felt you love and hold me tight,
you became a fact I knew was right,
a lesson I have learnt,
one I had no clue
I had to learn.
When I was lost at sea,
I saw myself reflect
in the clear ocean’s night,
and the Earth
was pointing at me.
When I wrote,
even though
no one knows,
it kept me afloat.
Balancing our force and rays of light,
atoms under pressure, birthing, burning bright
but, when I looked down
we were rooted sound
on Earth.
When I was lost at sea,
I saw myself reflect
in the clear ocean’s night,
and the Earth
was pointing at me.
When I wrote,
even though
no one knows,
it kept me afloat.
A foot on either side will let us see
sunrise isn’t just a distant memory
and so when it sets
we can’t turn our back;
dawn is in our dusk.
When I was lost at sea,
I saw myself reflect
in the clear ocean’s night,
and the Earth
was pointing at me.
When I wrote,
even though
no one knows,
it kept me afloat.
When did I know
you loved me so?
When did I know?