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"No November Like It" is the fastest track on "The Fire & The Icicle." It's a kind of gypsy swing. The song is autobiographical, telling of a love interest that didn't quite pan out! I'm saying no more since the lyrics tell the story. For the music, I layered slide guitars in the riffs, Indian bells and a harpsichord as well as an overdriven bass throughout. I also sampled my Celtic harp - which was painfully slow to do (it was really out of tune at first!)
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Lyrics:
A Fireworks Night was hot like July
Just like Valentines Day,
You weren't mine when I held your hand tight,
But you didn't throw it away.
Girl I was blown away...
There were sparks that night
no one else could see
The fire of body heat,
Look, girl, you light me up good
Like a Catherine Wheel or Christmas Tree
I thought tonight you'd change your mind,
Would you finally fall for me?
But the penny dropped for this guy:
You came with no guarantee...
You were flammable, hostile, altogether volatile,
Pretty like the sky last night
Your fireworks they burn my eyes,
Flammable, hostile, altogether volatile,
Pretty like the sky last night
Your fireworks they burn my eyes.
On the cards I'd see the King and his Queen
And they reigned colourfully,
It starts with a heart as it skips a beat,
Do I reveal how I feel, is it destiny?
I thought tonight you'd change your mind,
Would you finally fall for me?
But the penny dropped for this guy:
You came with no guarantee...
You were flammable, hostile, altogether volatile,
Pretty like the sky last night
Your fireworks they burn my eyes,
Flammable, hostile, altogether volatile,
Pretty like the sky last night
Your fireworks they burn my eyes.
But these eyes don't lie...
I knew no November like it, woah,
It's in the air that we breathe,
I remember wearing my heart on my sleeve.
You were flammable, hostile, altogether volatile,
Pretty like the sky last night
Your fireworks they burn my eyes,
Flammable, hostile, altogether volatile,
Pretty like the sky last night
Your fireworks they burn my eyes.
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