From the recordings Thousand Yard Stare and Father's Day
Credits
Conor Miley: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Rhodes Piano, Organs, Synths, Celeste, Percussion, Sampling and Programming.
Additional Musicians
Niall Honohan: Drums,
Maria Ryan: Violin,
Lucia MacPartlin: Violin,
Yseult Cooper Stockdale: Cello,
Paul Kiernan: Trumpets.
Lyrics and music by Conor Miley,
Arranged and produced by Conor Miley.
Recorded in various houses around Dublin
Except
Drums and strings, recorded by Christian Best in Monique Studios.
Mixed by Christian Best.
Mastered by Stephen Ceresia at Stoneyfield Mastering.
Artwork by Enagh Farrell.
Lyrics
I'm the second of my father's brood,
Same graceless gait.
It's just the molecules' genetic code,
Although some construe there's a higher truth.
Either way,
I'll wait my turn,
A devoted panhandler of my kin,
Day returned and back again.
I rule this kingdom,
It reaches all the way from my bedside locker to the frame of my cabinet.
It's a numbers game on a Father's Day,
Snotty bibs and kids to see,
Schedule's tight with slot machine carry on,
Blow a kiss, then hurry home.
Stated my claim,
All signed and filed away.
Into the fabric of a dossier I've sewn my dreams.
My love's a bill of sale.
On a Father's Day,
His love it burns eternally.
They've made a borrower of me.
So, now I stand in this place,
This forgotten fatherland,
And I'm just a castaway,
A dealer without a hand.