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Evacuate

by The Shop Window

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“‘Evacuate’ started life when I was messing around playing guitar with my 4 year old. He started this crazy little dance and I tried following his moves with a rhythm, picking a couple of strings, and boom! The riff was born. From there I found chords to sit under it, and the vocal melodies and verse came not long after just playing around with it at home.
It has a fairly ambiguous lyric that I hope people will interpret in their own way. It actually stems from a desire to put down roots and have a place to call home. My endless moves created endless anxiety - nine years in nine different places, London to New Zealand with stops along the way, later returning to finally settle in Kent (UK). Simon (Syd) helped to flesh out some of the lyrics until we got to a place that felt right.” - Carl Mann (Composer)

lyrics

Everything I do, I do for you
So Calm down, calm down
Evacuate this anxious state and keep calm
Carry on, Carry on

I'm moving mountains
To complete a piece of me
Kicking dust, losing my connection
I'm chasing jet streams
To stay in sight of you
Planting seeds, digging roots for one day

Everything I do, I do for you
So Calm down, calm down
Evacuate this anxious state and keep calm
Carry on, Carry on

I'm breathing deeply
Trying to take you in
To hold to this sense of you sincerely
I'm making pictures
Familier to me
I'm holding tight now the ride is for real

Everything I do, I do for you
So Calm down, calm down
Evacuate this anxious state and keep calm
Carry on, Carry on

credits

released August 14, 2020
Written by Carl Mann
Lyrics by - Carl Mann/Simon (Syd) Oxlee
Produced and Mixed by Callum Rafferty - www.rafferstudios.com

Vocals/Guitars - Carl Mann
Backing Vocals/Keys - Simon (Syd) Oxlee
Bass - Martin Corder
Drums - Phil Elphee

Additional keys - Callum Rafferty

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The Shop Window Maidstone, UK

The Shop Window are a five-strong Janglepop/Indiepop guitar band originally from Maidstone, Kent. Members are now spread across four counties - Kent, Wiltshire, Dorset and Suffolk.

Carl Mann (Vocals/Guitars), Simon 'Syd' Oxlee (Vocals/ Keyboards). Paul Reeves (Guitar, Saxophone and whatever else he can get his hands on), Martin Corder (Bass) and Phil Elphee (Drums).
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