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The Glimmer in the Corner of Your Eye

from The Deafening Sound of Stars by Kirsty McGee & The Hobopop Collective

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Doffing a hat to Heart of Saturday Night period Tom Waits, this song features the wonderful piano playing of Barkley McKay who also engineered the album and was in the original line up of The Pretty Things.

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The Glimmer in the Corner of Your Eye

I’d rather be innocent than dead
I’d rather have no price on my head
I’d rather be delicate like blossom
than tiger lily loud

I’d rather be dancing than running
But if you should see me coming
I’ll be the glimmer in the corner of your eye

I’d rather be here than disappear
I’ll take the long, lingering gaze
over the firework blaze

I’d rather be dancing than running
But if you should see me coming
I’ll be the glimmer in the corner of your eye
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Don’t want to be obvious or brash
Don’t throw me out early with the other trailer trash
I don’t need you to applaud
I don’t mind if I’m ignored

I’ll not be your sugar or your spice
but it would be so very nice
to be the glimmer in the corner of your eye

I’d rather be here than disappear
I’ll take the long, lingering gaze
over the smile that fades

I’d rather be dancing than running
But if you should see me coming
I’ll be the glimmer in the corner of your eye
Sweetie pie - I’ll be the glimmer in the corner of your eye

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from The Deafening Sound of Stars, released October 11, 2019
The Glimmer in the Corner of Your Eye
Kirsty McGee - voice, guitar
Phill Howley - drums
Sam Quintana - double bass
Nick Walters - trumpet
Barkley McKay - piano

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A wandering maverick and spellbinding live performer with a voice that has been described as having the texture of smoke & velvet, McGee defies categorisation, to make 'hobopop' –“music of no fixed genre”. Her continuously evolving musical personality is proof that a freedom from artistic restraints can sometimes produce a unique, enthralling and original voice with a rare honesty. ... more

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