← more from
True North Records
We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.
/

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Craig Cardiff returns to his roots with "Novemberish (Songs From The Rain)", bundled up in his home recording studio as Ontario, Canada goes from summer to winter.

    This album jumps right to the core of each song, avoiding any excessive production - Craig does what he does best, sings and writes.

    This album is the first of a multi-album release throughout 2018.

    This order will include 1 CD of "Novemberish (Songs From The Rain".

    Includes unlimited streaming of Novemberish (Songs From The Rain) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 5 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD

     

about

Craig Cardiff covers "Trapeze Swinger" by Iron & Wine

lyrics

Please, remember me
Happily
By the rosebush laughing
With bruises on my chin
The time when
We counted every black car passing
Your house beneath the hill
And up until
Someone caught us in the kitchen
With maps, a mountain range,
A piggy bank
A vision too removed to mention
But

Please, remember me
Fondly
I heard from someone you're still pretty
And then
They went on to say
That the pearly gates
Had some eloquent graffiti
Like 'We'll meet again'
And 'Fuck the man'
And 'Tell my mother not to worry'
And angels with their gray
Handshakes
Were always done in such a hurry
And

Please, remember me
At Halloween
Making fools of all the neighbors
Our faces painted white
By midnight
We'd forgotten one another
And when the morning came
I was ashamed
Only now it seems so silly
That season left the world
And then returned
And now you're lit up by the city
So

Please, remember me
Mistakenly
In the window of the tallest tower call
Then pass us by
But much too high
To see the empty road at happy hour
Leave and resonate
Just like the gates
Around the holy kingdom
With words like 'Lost and Found' and 'Don't Look Down'
And 'Someone Save Temptation'
And

Please, remember me
As in the dream
We had as rug-burned babies
Among the fallen trees
And fast asleep
Aside the lions and the ladies
That called you what you like
And even might
Give a gift for your behavior
A fleeting chance to see
A trapeze
Swing as high as any savior
But

Please, remember me
My misery
And how it lost me all I wanted
Those dogs that love the rain
And chasing trains
The colored birds above there running
In circles round the well
And where it spells
On the wall behind St. Peter's
So bright with cinder gray
And spray paint
'Who the hell can see forever?'
And

Please, remember me
Seldomly
In the car behind the carnival
My hand between your knees
You turn from me
And said 'The trapeze act was wonderful
But never meant to last'
The clown that passed
Saw me just come up with anger
When it filled with circus dogs
The parking lot
Had an element of danger
So

Please, remember me
Finally
And all my uphill clawing
My dear
But if I make
The pearly gates
Do my best to make a drawing
Of G-d and Lucifer
A boy and girl
An angel kissing on a sinner
A monkey and a man
A marching band
All around the frightened trapeze swingers

credits

from Novemberish (Songs From The Rain), released December 1, 2017
"Trapeze Swinger" written by Samuel Beam, Originally performed by Iron & Wine. Published by Sam Beam Music, U P G Music Publishing.

Engineered by Jesse Harding and Jeff Watkins

Vocals & Guitar: Craig Cardiff
Piano: Jeff Watkins
Percussion & Bass: Jesse Harding

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Craig Cardiff Ottawa, Ontario

Craig Cardiff is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Well known in Canada, Craig is building a fan-base throughout North America and Europe.

Craig can make any setting an intimate one, infusing his music with a humanity rare in today’s production-heavy climate.

Craig keeps the relationship with his fans personal, inviting and accepting any opportunity to make his audience a part of the performance. ... more

contact / help

Contact Craig Cardiff

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Craig Cardiff, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featured guests are the golden-voiced Baby Rose and psyche soulsters Brainstory.
listen now