Nicholas

by Peter Cat

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very proud indeed to present this one to you. it’s our first new music in a while, and the first Peter Cat release to feature the talents of three of the musicians who have contributed so much to the live band over the past few years – K. Frew on the drums, K. MacNaughton-Wright on the synth bass, and C. D. Houston on the keys. lovingly recorded + mixed by maestro Luc Grindle and mastered by Last Punch Mastering.

oh, and apologies to the nicks and nickys of the world – it’s not about you. necessarily.

lyrics

Nicholas
Your loneliness is a lethal weapon
Your solitary heart lures sirens to the rocks
On which you've lain your cashmere socks to dry in the sun
Nicholas
Darned in your mid-market marled knitwear
You yearn to be made whole again
Your outstretched palms are grasping for mother's hand
On a dirty platform, forever

You are not who they have taken you for, and so
So we will wear you like a shadow
Showing the room what a study in blue that you are
The daffodils, they are in bloom
All that you rail, all that you rail against, it's a sin
But what it is you never knew

One dream, one soul
One prize, one life and goal
It's a kind of magic
One dream, one soul
One prize and goal
And now you are refracting

ELEUTHERIA

Nicholas
Your therapist calls you marriage-resistant
And of course you pay her enough to be right, Nicholas
Your rigid marble will melt into soft flour
And your death will mark the mystery for the rest of us
Nicholas
And those who you wooed were just you, behind masks
You never could recognise real

Nicholas
Nicholas
This happens over and over and over
So
What shall we do with this, Nicholas?

ELEUTHERIA

You are not who they have taken you for, and so
So we will wear you like a shadow
Showing the room what a study in blue that you are
The daffodils, they are in bloom
All that you rail, all that you rail against, it's a sin
But what it is you never knew

One dream, one soul
One prize, one life and goal
How is your reflection?
One dream, one soul
One prize and goal
Have you learnt your lesson?

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released May 5, 2023

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