Dreaming & Petty Crime

by Jonah Corren

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The second single from the (eventually) upcoming EP of the same name, Dreaming & Petty Crime explores the experience of young people growing up in the countryside, and the issues that they face.

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'Gotta get away from this place
But its kinda hard when the bus only comes once a day
On gets a parade of tartan-clad elderly people
All off to do their weekly shopping in Yeovil

Until a few months ago the bus would rattle off down the track
But nowhere on the timetable did it say there was one coming back
I imagine the grandmas and grandpas with only their tartan to battle the cold
And the nightlife of Yeovil descending like eagles upon their frail souls

And there's no wonder we turned
To drugs and to drinking
As quickly as we did
You do too much thinking
When all of your best friends
Are pensioners and dead ends
Whoa
It's no wonder we raised
A lifetime of Sundays
Of early school buses
And kicking through gutters
When all of your pastimes
Are dreaming and petty crime
And the weekdays pass like clouds
And the trees turn green to brown
Won't the wind carry me out?
Carry me out...

Gonna move away and start over somewhere else
Put as much distance as I can between me and this open cell
This blanket of cascading fields has kept me asleep for my formative years
And now I'm awake but I still just see sheep and the pub's only open for three days a week

And there's no wonder we turned
To drugs and to drinking
As quickly as we did
You do too much thinking
When all of your best friends
Are pensioners and dead ends
Whoa
It's no wonder we raised
A lifetime of Sundays
Of early school buses
And kicking through gutters
When all of your pastimes
Are dreaming and petty crime
And the weekdays pass like clouds
And the trees turn green to brown
Won't the wind carry me out?

Come and take me from the ground
Show me more than fields and towns
Won't the wind carry me out?
Carry me out...

Carry me out
Carry me out
Carry me out'

credits

released September 18, 2020
Music and Lyrics by Jonah Corren
Vocals: Jonah Corren
Guitars: Sam Naylor
Bass: Christopher Williams
Drums: Chris Whitehurst
Production: Nathan Arthurs
Mixing: Nathan Arthurs
Mastering; Forbes Coleman (Audiobeach Studios)
Cover Art: Pip Hibbert

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Jonah Corren Bridport, UK

Hailing from West Dorset, Jonah Corren is a singer-songwriter and poet, writing on themes such as the passage of time, growing up, and ideas of home. Jonah's music focuses keenly on lyrics, with inspiration taken from artists such as Joni Mitchell and Lucy Dacus, with the end product landing somewhere between Nick Drake and Nick Mulvey. ... more

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