The Watchmaker's Waltz (single)

by Jo Wilson

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The title track (sort of) from the forthcoming album The Grand Complication. This one wrote itself from an obituary in The Week of a legendary watchmaker called George Daniels - a fascinating master of dozens of different crafts.

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lyrics

"It was just like seeing the centre of the universe"
Dropped, stopped, "I think I can mend her"
Here starts the watchmaker's curse

She could not quite see the attraction
Of tiny wheels in shining array
Though their lives meshed with slick interaction
She felt the moments ticking away

A growing obsession of levers and hairsprings
Pinions and rockers and fine ruby bearings
With magnify-lenses and rock-steady fingers
Over his sweetheart he lovingly lingers

He lives for the joy of the grand complication
And he does it to prove he has nothing to prove
"And as soon as I've mastered this new fabrication
I will make, yes, I'll make some time for you"

He began to resent her second-wasting demands
He dreamed of escapements and places
Where he'd have time on his hands

The gravity forces of planets in motion
Are here recreated with skillful devotion
She found a new method to gain his attention
And hefted a hammer above his invention

He lives for the joy of the grand complication
And he does it to prove he has nothing to prove
"And as soon as I've mastered this procrastination
I will make, yes, I'll make some time for you"

He lived for the joy of the complex creation
And he lived it as if he had nothing to lose
"But if I could repeat this past incarnation
I would make, yes, I'd make some time for you
I would make, yes, I'd make some time for you
I would make, yes, I'd make some time for you"

credits

released October 4, 2016
Doug Hutchison: Trumpet
Lee-Anne MacLennan: Vocals
Jo Wilson: Lead & backing vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, bass, piano, harmonium, synthesisers, arpeggiators, assorted cutlery, adjustable spanner, and mole wrench.
Recorded and mixed by Jo at home.
Mastered by Iain Hutchison at GloWormRecording.

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Jo Wilson Inverness, UK

New album, The Grand Complication, is out now!

Part-time complicated music, made at home when Jo's brain gets too full and some of it escapes, and brought to life with whatever instruments can be found lying around.

Read more about the album at www.jowilsonmusic.com

Older music can be found at dldown.bandcamp.com ... more

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