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‘O blood, a tapestry of years that weave through all of us’

This song is about the things we carry in our bloodlines that affect us, even when we have not directly experienced them. I was really inspired by constellation therapy - the idea that we can discover the hidden narratives of the past by putting strangers in a room, who come to represent members of your family. It’s fascinating that our DNA can hold these experiences that get taken from generation to generation and I wanted to explore what I feel I have inherited through my bloodlines. It’s also where the title ‘Imperfect Constellations’ came from. When I took the song to Avi Barath and Calum Duncan it was ‘broken constellations’ but Calum suggested ‘imperfect’ and I thought it captured the concept of the record - the family we are given, the family we create and the flawed wonders of these connections.

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I can hear your words on my tongue
blood
I can hear your gestures in mine
blood

My father taught me kindness, my mother taught me strength
and there’s someone in my line who taught me how to find the dark
till there’s no light left

Oh blood, oh blood
a tapestry of years that weaves through all of us
Oh blood
a tapestry that weaves through us

I can see your bitter in my eyes
blood
I have known your sadness with time
blood

Felt the warm ache of laughter, I’ve cried swimming pools in your name
and there’s someone in my line who’ll trespass intertwine wildfires
I cannot contain

Oh blood, oh blood
a tapestry of years that weaves through all of us
Oh blood
a tapestry of years that weave through all of us, through all of us, through all of us

Oh, the weight that lies so heavy in your spine
Oh, imperfect constellations that rewrite your life

Blood, Oh blood
a tapestry of years that weave through all of us
imperfect constellations that rewrite your life, write your life
oh blood, oh blood
oh blood, imperfect constellations that rewrite your life
oh blood, a tapestry of years that weave through all of us
imperfect constellations

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from Imperfect Constellations, track released July 6, 2022

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Carmody's sound harks back to the lyrical magic of songstresses from the 70s, blending dreamy folk with the zeitgeist electronica of today. Recently crowned “South London’s electronic soul queen” by Notion magazine and reaching tens of millions of streams, Carmody has sold out shows in the UK and Europe, captivating audiences with her spell-binding vocals and lyrical prowess. ... more

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