Name: Guest House
Duration: P00H02M38S
Description: Ever felt trapped in a relationship? Ever looked across the room and not recognise the person that you have committed yourself for life to? Does your home feel temporary and full of the useless ephemera of your relationship? This song takes those questions and explores them in this powerful piece of songwriting.

Guest House

from Distant Faces by The One Beneath

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Ever felt trapped in a relationship? Ever looked across the room and not recognise the person that you have committed yourself for life to? Does your home feel temporary and full of the useless ephemera of your relationship? This song takes those questions and explores them in this powerful piece of songwriting.

lyrics

I’ve given up thinking how many times
My mind goes drifting down another line
We both sit waiting for the night to pass
You pour another drink and promise it’s your last

We don’t have conversations
Or think outside the past
We’re frozen and we’re fading
in our guest house

I move uneasily amongst our holy things
And open up a window
To set my spirit soaring

I’ve given up wishing I might never wake
My thoughts go searching for another fate
Your smile’s unsteady as you slump into your chair
Talking always talking but your mind’s elsewhere

We don’t have conversations
Or think outside the past
We’re frozen and we’re fading
in our guest house

I move uneasily amongst our holy things
And open up a window
To set my spirit soaring

See me fly, see me fly
See me fly, see me, see me fly

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from Distant Faces, released October 15, 2020
Alice Johnson - Vocals
Michael Heath - Guitar, Keyboards
David Booth - Percussion, bass guitar

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The One Beneath England, UK

The One Beneath is a UK-based duo, comprising Michael Heath and Alice Johnson who write original, melodic songs that unashamedly put carefully crafted lyrics front and centre, adopting a musical style that reflects their love of the great songwriters: those that have gone before and the contemporary masters who inspire us still. ... more

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