Curtain Call

by Carey Clayton

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lyrics

Scenes playing out
Dialogue in rewind
Strange actors
On the stage of my mind
They seem to know every move,
Direction and line
Strange actors
on the stage of my mind

They each wanna bow for their own curtain call
starved for attention, the curtains fall

rehearsing the complicated, repeated story
strange actors play their roles on rerun
replaced with a simple plot, the script is forgotten
strange actors sing out desperate for work

They each wanna bow for their own curtain call
starved for attention, the curtains fall
On their own curtain call
Given attention, they’ll take it all

I’m theater and director
Broadcast and Receptor
Nothingness and everything
Nothingness in everything

I’m audience and performer
The latter and the former
Stepping up while falling down
Going straight while Circling round

Nothingness and everything
Nothingness and everything

credits

released June 23, 2023
My latest song featuring hand drawn animation but the wonderful Phoenix Delman @pnyxx

Huge thanks to all those who are part of the song:
Drums: Josh Bailey @joshbaileydrums
Drum recording: Lane Banning @lanebanning at @moonrecords.mp3 NYC
Cello: Kristine Kruta @kristine_kruta
Upright Bass: Taylor Smith @roaminjasmine
Mastering: Nicholas Di Lorenzo @panorama_mastering
Written, produced, mixed, and performed: Carey Clayton @careyclayton

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Carey Clayton Los Angeles, California

Carey Clayton is carving out a unique space in modern music. As an introspective and poised songwriter, Clayton draws his inspiration from Bon Iver, Radiohead, and Biblio. His conceptually dense musical collages run through an acid wash of electronic manipulations, twisting guitars, and tactile percussion. ... more

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