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Watersmeet

from Slaught by Endless Idiot

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This was written as an instrumental on guitar. You can hear the original guitar version in a bonus tenth track, only via the Bandcamp download of Slaught. I added words and the field recording, and at that point the guitar began to sound too busy and in the way, so I ended up removing it.

The words tell a ghost story, set at Watersmeet in Devon, which is where the field recording of the rivers and passing birds was made. I don't know of an actual legend about a ghost there, so I made up my own.

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Many lifetimes before
Your body washed to the shore
Who heard your final heartbeat
Up where the waters meet

As far back as memory
The waters rush down to the sea
And while all that lives must decay
Shadow returns every day

Were your last moments sweet
Were you swept off your feet
Do you linger to tell
You weren’t alone when you fell

As far back as memory
The waters rush down to the sea
And while all that lives must decay
Shadow returns every day

Were your last moments sweet
Were you swept off your feet
Who heard your final heartbeat
Up where the waters meet

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from Slaught, released May 5, 2023

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Endless Idiot Wallingford, UK

Endless Idiot is a one-faced musical mash exploring different styles and going where the fancy takes. So far the fancy has led to synthwave, post-punk, hauntology, dark folk, minimalism, field recordings, and experimental and orchestral writing. DIY wherever possible, Endless Idiot has fronted or contributed to a fair few bands over the years, most recently punk outfit Who Killed Nancy Johnson? ... more

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