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When the light seems lost when,
I come in from the office,
On those days either side,
Of the Winter Solstice,
There's a promise of brighter days ahead.
When the darkness edges,
In from the evening,
Those lines on the floor,
They let me know that I'm still breathing,
And there's a promise of brighter days ahead.
A neon glow across the window,
That casts,
Persistent lines of winter sun.
When the sunset reddens,
As it fights the evening,
And the shadows sweep,
As the light’s receding.
There's a promise of brighter days ahead.
When the darkness edges,
Further into morning,
And islands of winter sun begin to stretch their shoring,
There's a promise of brighter days ahead.
A neon glow beyond that window,
That casts,
Persistent lines of winter sun, and as,
As they stretch their reach towards me, oh I, I run my fingers through their warmth
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As the frost sets in, it takes hold of autumn,
But all year we have kept our distance.
Trees rise in houses all around,
and you'll be travelling home, in this instant
Oh, don't be, so cold;
You will turn to snow.
Oh, don't be, so cold;
I hope, I hope:
This winter, you will be warmer,
I hope I hope.
This winter, you will be warmer,
I hope I hope.
In this fog I reach out shaking hands.
Oh God, how much I've missed it.
But the snow pulls branches to the ground;
Just like the weight, on the way we left this.
This winter, you will be warmer.
This winter, you will be warmer.
This winter, you will be warmer,
I hope I hope.
This winter, you will be warmer,
I hope I hope.
This winter, you will be warmer,
I hope I hope [...]
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Once upon a time,
Another land filled my eyes,
But now, with flight,
The whole world is mine.
As the crowd flies,
So do I,
As the crowd flies,
So do I.
Rather than grin and bear it,
I will copy their wings, and wear them,
A life of my own design,
With a reach that fills the sky.
As the crowd flies,
So do I,
As the crowd flies,
So do I.
Tonight, I fall to the floor,
That's right,
I guess it really is my time,
Tonight, I fall to the floor,
That's right, that's right,
I guess it really is my time,
Tonight, I fall to the floor,
That's right, that's right,
I guess it really is my time,
Tonight, I fall to the floor,
That's right, that's right,
I guess this really is my time.
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All in, good time,
I'll be there with you,
House dressed in red & white,
After a year of blue;
All in, good time,
I'll be there with you,
I'm there now in my mind.
Come in from the cold and,
Turn on the heating,
As the kids listen out for,
Sounds on the ceiling;
There's just enough room,
To fit a tree in,
And the garland's trailing,
The stairs' railing;
All in, good time,
I'll be there with you,
House dressed in red & white,
After a year of blue;
All in, good time,
I'll be there with you,
I'm there now in my mind.
All in, good time,
I'll be there with you,
House dressed in red & white,
After a year of blue;
All in, good time,
I'll be there with you,
I'm there now in my mind.
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I'm delighted to share this free e.p., of recordings that were taken during my performance as Waiting Space, at the Theatre Royal, Waterford, on 17th September 2021. The set was part a series of concerts titled 'Irish Beats Presents: Live at the Royal’ which took place over the month of September, taken in partnership between the Theatre Royal, and Beat 102103 FM - and the night was also part of events taking place nationwide, as part of the festival, 'Culture Night'.
The five live tracks that make up this e.p., are the entire set that I performed on the night - mistakes, warts, and all - from what was the first Waiting Space gig in over two years (having last performed live before the night, in May 2019). The e.p. includes two 'unreleased' songs - 'Winter Sun', and 'The Fall' - as well as being the live audience debut of both 'Winter Sun', and my first instrumental piece ('Cocoon') which was released in 2020.
When I originally formed Waiting Space in 2014, it was a 'bedroom project' - a medium away from my other performing bands, where I could write with sounds and structures that I enjoyed, without the limits of thinking about 'how can these be performed live?' - and especially as a solo act. As a result, to-date I have only performed four times to live crowds as Waiting Space - with the Theatre Royal performance being that 4th performance. It is always a challenge to figure out how to translate these songs for the live-stage - but it was worth every extra cable I needed to buy, or new production or gear skill I needed to learn in the weeks running up to the gig - to have the honour of being one of the first musicians in Ireland to get to perform to such a large and enthusiastic crowd again, after the relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions.
Oh, and, about the artwork: I spent a good deal of the weeks running up to it worried about how my mix would sound in a barrel-shaped room - and what it would be like playing in a mutli-floored theatre for the first time. I made the central shape seen on the cover, as a bit of an abstract representation of that.
Thank you to the Theatre Royal, Beat 102103 FM, Rob O'Connor, Dermot Quinn, and all who made the night possible. After years of doubt, the night and the amazing audience on the night, made me realise thatthe music I make as Waiting Space, does have a place on the stage - and I look forward to sharing it 'in the live' again soon. For now - here's an echo of the night, with these five tracks.
released November 4, 2021
Credits:
Written and performed by Waiting Space (Chris Falconer). Artwork additionally by Waiting Space (Chris Falconer).
Recorded at the Theatre Royal Waterford - with post mixing and mastering by Waiting Space (Chris Falconer).
