The Modern Man and the Sea

from On Criccieth Beach EP by Megan Vaughan Parry

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lyrics

In plasterboard Government offices swathed,
in corner-curled posters of emerald seas,
a weary biologist hides in the dark, hands
gripping the sink, salty-faced. Next door
the fisheries corporate line is intoned
to slump-shouldered experts with unwanted graphs.

And under the moon, the black waves crash,
the sand shifts.

The bed-headed chef dreams of old fashioned fare,
paces the boards of the crumbling pier,
examines the catch with an eyebrow-raised sigh;
"where is my haddock and halibut?" Then on his board,
in elegant chalk writes "Come try my new dishes!"
They've plenty squid, although not any fish.

And under the moon, the black waves crash,
the sand shifts.

The craggy-faced fisherman sits waxy-cloaked
by musty oak tables, sinks ale after ale
with a deaden-eye fervour. An empty nostalgia
resounds through his head, which he holds in his hands;
rings where the greasy-aired promenade sleeps,
and his pram-bearing granddaughter stands in the rain.

And under the moon, the black waves crash,
the sand shifts.

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from On Criccieth Beach EP, released May 22, 2016
Megan Parry - vocals, acoustic guitar
Robin Gillan - fiddle
Drums - Tom Fielder

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