Name: Shell
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Description: "Shell" is the début single from singer-songwriter/composer Fiona Howe, from the forthcoming album "Mermaid's Work", to be released on 16th Jan 2016.

Shell

by Fiona Howe

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"Shell" is the début single from singer-songwriter/composer Fiona Howe, from the forthcoming album "Mermaid's Work", to be released on 16th Jan 2016.

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SHELL

There was a girl
You loved
Tough little fist
In a velvet glove
And she would take you
To the water’s edge

She gave you a shell
Smaller than a fingernail
And the gift of second sight

And she
She got washed ashore
One night
And he
Couldn’t see
The moon was too bright
And the waves played over and over
On the sand

There was a place
You stood
Dry as a bone and
Drained of blood
The tide would scour
Your mother of pearl

To make you a shell
For the winds to howl through
And the sands to fill
With the gift of second sight

And he
He got washed ashore
One night
And she
Couldn’t see
The moon was too bright
And the waves played over and over
On the sand

© 2015 Fiona Howe

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released November 27, 2015
Written, arranged and produced by Fiona Howe;
Performed by Fiona Howe (vocals, piano), Camilla Gregorovitch (violin), Alisa Liubarskaya (cello);
Recorded, engineered and mixed by Stephen Reilly;
Remixed and mastered by Wes Maebe, GHQ Sonic Cuisine London.

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Fiona Howe London, UK

Fiona Howe is producer and composer of award-nominated feature films 'Desire', 'Delight' and 'Delirium'. The 'Delirium' soundtrack 'Requiem for the Living' was Nominated Best Original Score for a Drama Feature by Reel Music Awards 2017. Her début singer-songwriter album 'Mermaid’s' Work, 8 songs exploring the connection between the female psyche and the sea was first released in 2016. ... more

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