Satellite by Alasdair Bouch

'Satellite' is a love song to the great listening public. Music doesn’t exist without ears to hear it – it demands to be shared. Notebooks stuffed in a drawer or (in this case) files gathering digital dust on a hard drive won’t realise their raison d'être: connection. This song has been a concert staple since I wrote it in 2015, so I’m glad that it will finally reach a wider audience – indeed, the very people to whom it is dedicated. You make me starry-eyed. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Tracklist

1.	Satellite	4:20

Lyrics

Lyrics:

Gazing back at me, you look so starry-eyed,
But the energy you're sending me could stay the tides,
And the atmosphere in here's so hot, I can't describe;
We're alive, so alive.

Some places I have played, I felt so far removed;
The light's so bright I can't see who I'm singing to
And these words don't carry weight unless they get to you,
To you, to you, 'cause...

You'll be my moon and I'll be your satellite.
You'll be my moon and I'll be your satellite.
You'll be my moon and I'll be your satellite.

Sometimes things seem closer than they first appear,
But basking in the afterglow, it seems so clear
That you're the only reason why I'm standing here,
So I'm here, still here, so...

You'll be my moon and I'll be your satellite.
You'll be my moon and I'll be your satellite.
You'll be my moon and I'll be your satellite.

I freefall into nothing when I close my eyes,
The darkness that envelops me can hypnotise,
But we're so close to heaven when we synchronise,
You and I, you and I, well...

You'll be my moon and I'll be your satellite.
You'll be my moon and I'll be your satellite.
You'll be my moon and I'll be your satellite.

You'll be my moon.
I'll be your satellite.
You'll be my moon.
I'll be your satellite.

Credits

released August 4, 2023
Music & Lyrics by Alasdair Bouch.
Alasdair Bouch - vocals & slide guitar; Jakub Lenz - ukulele, guitars; Miloš Peter Klápště - double bass; Jan Nikendey - drums; Kate Powers - backing vocals.

Recorded by Jakub Lenz & Geoff Tyson; drums recorded by Martin Havlen at Resound in Liberec; remixed & mastered by Geoff Tyson.

Cover photo by Paul Pacey.
Cover design: Alasdair Bouch.

© 2015 Alasdair Bouch
℗ 2023 Alasdair Bouch

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