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Haven't Prayed This Way Before / Promise Me You'll Be Here In the Morning

by Here's The Steeple

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Haven't Prayed This Way Before 05:22
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Take me to your temple I will worship at your feet You say your sacraments are simple And your eucharist is sweet Show me your religion And recite your holy law My sins are unoriginal But there’s room for plenty more Amen I will kneel before your altar Eat your bread and drink your wine Though I cannot help but falter In the face of the divine If I pour your holy water I will spill it in my haste So, then, fill your cup with kisses And let me have a taste Amen Don’t question my devotion If I seem a bit unsure I’m just new to all these motions Haven’t prayed this way before If I stumble on the wording Will you join in the refrain? And my hands might need some herding As they glorify your name Amen So take me to your temple I will worship at your feet For your sacraments are simple And your eucharist is sweet
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Promise Me You'll Be Here In The Morning 04:03
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Upon my oath The rain is full of ghosts Tapping at the panes And arming us again With sharpened words A knife’d do no worse To slip beneath the skin And let the anger in Just promise me you’ll be here in the morning The night unspools And tempers start to cool And harden into stone Two islands each alone While echoes ring And every cut still stings We’re both too tired to fight Just give a curt goodnight And promise me you’ll be here in the morning Soon the sun will rise And we’ll apologise And speak in words of water On the bridge to douse the burn But when the sun in low It’s too hard to let go, So we’ll carry the mistakes From which we never seem to learn Neither one’ll budge Too keen to hold a grudge But it fizzles just as quick Can never make it stick Get the bedroom light And hold me if you like If I turn away It’s only for today So promise me you’ll be here, Promise me you’ll be here Promise me you’ll be here in the morning

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The second of 3 double A-sides released in 2023/2024

These tracks are more traditional sing-songwriter fare, influenced by artists like Villagers, Iron & Wine, and their ilk.

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released January 12, 2024

Dan Walters wrote the songs, sang, and played guitar
Liv Walters sang backing
Fran Wheeldon played bass and sang backing
Will Poulter played the drums
Rob Crisp played the clarinet
Connor Lennon played the trumpet

Jamie Lockhart recorded the tracks at Greenmount studios
Carl Rosamond mastered the tracks

Alice Gribble (Pickled Pennies Prints) made the artwork

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Here's The Steeple Huddersfield, UK

Musical handle of Dan Walters, both solo and with friends.

Here's The Steeple combines intricate textures and thoughtful lyrics with a wide range of folk influences, delivered with a uniquely rich and soulful Northern voice to warm you up like a good cup of tea.

For fans of artists including This Is The Kit, The Staves, Fleet Foxes, and Iron and Wine. ... more

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