We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Carnival Song (feat. Hils)

from EJECT: Archives and Demos 2004​-​2014 by Si Connelly

/
  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Double disk CD package. Comes complete with full artwork, and gatefold CD digipak.
    Personalized signed copies optional.

    Includes unlimited streaming of EJECT: Archives and Demos 2004-2014 via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    edition of 100 
    Purchasable with gift card

      £14 GBP or more 

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      £1 GBP  or more

     

  • Full Digital Discography

    Get all 27 Si Connelly releases available on Bandcamp and save 10%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of The Big Blue, Nevertheless, 13 Ghosts: Lost Recordings, Vol 3, 13 Ghosts: Lost Recordings, Vol 2, 13 Ghosts: Lost Recordings, Vol 1, Jackals & Dogs, December EP, November EP, and 19 more. , and , .

    Purchasable with gift card

      £82.32 GBP or more (10% OFF)

     

about

ABOUT /

Taken from EJECT: Archives + Demos 2004-2014 album.
Recorded in 2011. The original title of this song was 'This Cornflake Situation", I wrote it around 2010, but then completely forgot about it. Until I re-wrote a new song a year later. It was sometime after that that I found the original demo of "This Cornflake Situation" and realized I must have written the song twice, haha. The first version of Carnival Song featured at least two more verses, cutting them off was hard as I loved the lyrics, but it works better now.
The recording of this song was epic. String sessions, Brass. Kids Choir. It took a year to get right. Mainly produced by Dom Morley. It was his baby. He carved out the millions of takes to create this wonderful thing.

lyrics

LYRICS /

Your blindfold kiss tricks me
A conversation nearly hits me head on
How did I miss that one
Bring back the stationary shops, with paper clips and glue I can stand up 

The careless carers do not care
They cover up all of those beautiful things we made with love
And it's just hit me that I'm the only one, who's seen your green eyes changing

So let's celebrate 
Cos' all of the love we make
It helps us to elevate ourselves into the light, into the light, into the light

This carnival is passing me
With clowns and drums, the noise it penetrates my skin
The sound of cars becomes a secondary thing
Just like a drug, it kicks me over, and then I join in

So let's celebrate 
Cos' all of the love we make
It helps us to elevate ourselves into the light, into the light, into the light

So gather up your home-made
I'm running out of everything I ever saved
We'll do without
They say that money drags you down in different ways
So hold me closer than before, we'll be okay

Come on and celebrate 
Cos' all of the love we make
It helps us to elevate ourselves into the light, into the light, into the light

(Join in)

Come on and celebrate 
Cos' all of the love we make
It helps us to elevate ourselves into the light, into the light, into the light

credits

from EJECT: Archives and Demos 2004​-​2014, released September 22, 2017
CREDITS /

Written by Si Connelly

Produced & Mixed by Dom Morley, Chris Potter & Si Connelly
Recorded at Metropolis Studios, London. Emmanuel School, West Hampstead, London. Monnow Valley, Wales.

Band:
Si Connelly: Guitars, Vocals
Hils: Piano, Organs, Flutes, Glockenspiel, Vocals
Dom Morley: Alex's Toy Piano, Indian Harmonium
Tom Slaytor: Drums
Phil Brickell: Bass
Deirdre Waller-Box: Brass
Alex Williams: Cello
Jade Cuthbert: Violin
Emmanuel West Hampstead School Choir
Tess Sampson: Vocals
Jay Sampson: Vocals
Feliz Ziegler: Vocals
Lily Vincent-Leslie: Vocals

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Si Connelly London, UK

Si released his debut album Youth/War/Joy in 2016 via West One. Produced by Chris Potter (The Verve, Blur) and Dom Morley (Amy Winehouse, Adele).
The album features lead track 'Hurt You, which reached 22 in UK iTunes chart and attained rotation with ITV & Fox.
Followed by 2017 single Lion House and second album Eject, a 23 track double-album, shortly followed by 2018's 13 Ghosts EP.
... more

shows

contact / help

Contact Si Connelly

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Si Connelly, you may also like: