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Dark, folky, poetic; an emotional song about removing destructive influences from your life. Perhaps the album’s “Bacharach” moment. Originally written for solo acoustic / vocal but the writer was not happy with result, “too slow, low, pitchy, dreary, murky…”

Aardus Varkius transposed the music to the piano and recorded piano at do you speak Inglis? Studio, Wynyard Tasmania; but was not happy with the result. Pulling a good piano sound on an upright piano, a challenge for well-known artists, such as Elton John.

Piano finally recorded on a Baby Grand Piano at the Burnie Arts and function Centre.

Poetry was written [on a napkin] during a Steve Kilbey (The Church) gig in Edinburgh, September 2019. Steve was backed on piano by 80’s muso Amanda Kramer.

Farewell my gorgeous lover is the only Lion-Earth track where lead vocals were recorded at Elliott Farmhouse, Tasmania. In the poetic bridge the high vocal atmospherics are a tribute to Barry Gibb from the Bee Gees.

Solo vocal to a piano; one of the writer’s favourite musical moments on Pandemia.

Arrivederci

Lion-Earth {vocals, poetry}
Aardus Varkius {Baby Grand Piano}

Special thanks to the Burnie Arts and Function Centre for the use of their Baby Grand Piano.

Lyrics

Verse I
The passage of time has made clear to me
Old mate love; blinded me to reality
For so long I could not accept
The signs; that said I should of left

Finally

Chorus
Farewell my gorgeous lover
Release your soul to flight
Will I see your pale face in the moonlight?
Draw up the anchor darling
Burn the ship tonight
Will I forever dwell in the bad light

I bid farewell – my gorgeous lover

Verse II
I could not close the door
Martyr to the cause
Shame shaped my frame
Kicking goals ; in the blame game

but now it’s

Chorus
Farewell my gorgeous lover
This time it’s goodbye
Our love was destined to wither and die
Draw up the anchor darling
Set the ship alight
Will we bathe again in the twilight?

Interlude
{The beauty you gave I never stole
A being is made & left to feel whole
How far we’ve come
from the days when the moon shone brighter than the sun
If I lose my grip on the good fight will we}
savour the taste of a long night

Verse III
The passage of time made clear to me
Old mate love, blinding me from reality
Shame shapes my frame
Making waves – in the blame game

Finally

Chorus / outro
Farewell my gorgeous lover
This time it’s goodbye
Our love was destined to wither and die
Draw up the anchor darling
Burn the ship tonight
Will we ever bask again in the starlight

I bid farewell my gorgeous lover
I bid farewell my gorgeous lover

Arrivederci