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Drones over Gatwick (feat. Kid Jupiter)

from Things We Learned to Live With by Asthmatic Harp

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about

‘Drones over Gatwick’ is a duet with fellow Roundhouse artist Laurence Morgan. The song is an unapologetic ear-worm with a chorus that lifts you off the ground and into a universe of close harmonies and ethereal autoharp strums. ‘Drones over Gatwick’ was written in the aftermath of the drone sighting incidents in Gatwick airport in December 2018 that saw the airport close down the runway and divert and cancel 1,000 flights. The song weaves a politically charged story of isolation and alienation from the personal experience of an airport shutdown and has Asthmatic Harp asking “Is it the drones over Gatwick? Is it the constant hum in my ear, or am I too Scandinavian, do I not belong here?”. Using the drones as a metaphor for the language used by many cultural and political voices, Asthmatic Harp makes you question your own sense of belonging in a place.

lyrics

Lyrics: Drones over Gatwick

Just because she said so
Doesn’t mean she cares
Just because she loves him
Doesn’t mean she can
She is just restless
But no one cares to see
She just drifts further and further away in the North Sea

Is it the drones over Gatwick?
Is it the constant hum in my ear?
Or am I too Scandinavian?
Do I not belong here?

Just because he knows her
Doesn’t mean he knows
Not until it matters
Then it matters most
He is just restless
But no one cares to see
He just drifts further and further away in the North Sea

Is it the drones over Gatwick?
Is it the constant hum in my ear?
Or am I too Scandinavian?
Do I not belong here?

Just because it feels good
Doesn’t mean it’s good
Just because it matters
Doesn’t mean it should
We are just restless
But no one cares to see
We just drift further and further away in the North Sea

Is it the drones over Gatwick?
Is it the constant hum in my ear?
Or am I too Scandinavian?
Do I not belong here?

credits

from Things We Learned to Live With, released November 4, 2020
Lyrics/Music: Hannah Fredsgaard-Jones

Vocal, Acoustic Guitar: Hannah Fredsgaard-Jones
Synth, BV's: Ruth Shave
Clarinet: Heather Ryall
Percussion: Kendall Perry
Piano: Julia Koelmans

Mix/Master: Green Door Studio, Glasgow
Supported by Help Musicians UK

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Asthmatic Harp Oxford, UK

“A delightfully playful slice of alt-folk pitched somewhere between Regina Spektor’s characterful delivery and Laura Marling’s near-perfect tones.”
Asthmatic Harp is the musical moniker of Oxford based songwriter and composer Hannah Fredsgaard-Jones.

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