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Thanks to life for this day, which begins for me with your latest creation, a delight for my soul.
No Games – Carrie Tree – Single Release - 9th Feb 2024
UK Singer-songwriter Carrie Tree embarks on a fearless journey of radical honesty with her new single, ‘No Games', bringing a captivating blend of gentleness and power in this hauntingly beautiful new acoustic folk track.
Set against the backdrop of the river tide, it is an acknowledgement of the charades we learn to wear to fit in, to feel loved and to belong.
Carrie's voice, clear and captivating, cuts through the noise, reminding us that the most profound connections are forged in vulnerability.
Poignant lyrics like “Don’t play games with things that run deep” invite us into a deep place of contemplation, alongside the spacious intimacy of the arrangement, produced once again by the masterful touch of Aukai (known to have worked with Markéta Irglova, Emilíana Torrini, Mirabai ceiba, besides his own ambient acoustic project).
The main tracks were recorded in the piano room of Hameau de Les Damias in South France, & then developed and finalized in Markus's garden studio in Mexico.
lyrics
No games,
Just as I am, not as I try.
No games,
Before I forget and start writing my lines.
I stand curved and shaped as a woman,
I can't hide as a child no more.
I lay all my weapons down,
to the love that holds all of me.
I row my little boat down by the river side.
Your words I hear,
as I ride out the harbour on the wild ocean tide.
My oar cuts through illusion and doubt, I've been hiding inside
And I hear you say,
"Don't play games with things that run deep"
This runs deep my love,
it runs deep my love,
it runs deep my lover.
This runs deep,
this love for you runs deep,
this love for you runs deep my love.
No games,
unbind me I'm done,
I face the mess I made.
No games,
As naked as truth
I jump into the open waves.
My voice,
Could I dare to speak
from this flickering fire inside?
As our hearts are wise as the stars
And hold us with open arms.
I row my little boat down by the river side...
credits
released February 9, 2024
Recorded, arranged and produced by Markus Sieber ( Aukai )
Mixed by Moshik Kop and Markus Sieber
Mastered by Zino Mikorey
Carrie Tree: Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Jamshied Sharifi: Accordion
Markus Sieber: Electric guitar, Synths
Kusñi Love: Percussion
Carrie Tree is a captivating performer, with a troubadour free-spirit, & creative passion for life.
Creating a deeply intimate setting & with a powerful capacity for storytelling, she weaves her mesmeric voice around her melodies, touching on poignant subject’s & melting borders within us...more
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