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The Greatest Gift

by Joseph Cave

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A Beatlesque festive jangle-pop song With that Rickenbacker 12-string magic! About the magic of Christmas when you have small children. But with one cynical eye cast upon the pressures and commercialisation of it all.

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SENDING OUT THE CARDS
FOR THE NEW DECEMBER MARCH
SAME AS EVERY OTHER YEAR
HOPING THAT THE RAIN WILL FREEZE
SO ONCE AGAIN
WE MIGHT SEE SOME SNOW APPEAR


AND I'M HERE FOR THE GLOW
OF THE FESTIVE SEASON SLOW
DOWN THE HILL OF THIS PAST YEAR

BUT BEFORE THE PARADE
AND THE RESOLUTIONS MADE
STOP TO THINK WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT
(THE GREATEST GIFT IS LOVE)
     

DON'T PEAK! DON'T SNEAK THROUGH THE CUPBOARDS
CAUSE THEY’VE ALL BEEN SENT AWAY
I KNOW YOU’RE DESPERATE TO FIND THEM
BUT THERE'S NOT THAT LONG TO WAIT.

THEY’RE NOT UP IN THE ATTIC 
OR HIDING JUST OUT OF YOUR WAY
THEY’VE BEEN ENTRUSTED TO SOMEONE
AND LOADED UPON HIS SLEIGH 
 
EXCITEMENT ON YOUR FACE
THERE'S NO GIFT THAT COULD REPLACE
WHEN I SEE THE LIGHT BEHIND YOUR EYES
EARLY MORNING START WE’RE UP JUST LIKE THE LARK
WITH PAPER  STREWN ALL ON THE GROUND

AND I'M HERE FOR THE GLOW
OF THE FESTIVE SEASON SLOW
DOWN THE HILL OF THIS PAST YEAR

BUT BEFORE THE PARADE
AND THE RESOLUTIONS MADE
STOP TO THINK WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT
(THE GREATEST GIFT IS LOVE)

DON'T PEAK! DON'T SNEAK THROUGH THE CUPBOARDS
CAUSE THEY’VE ALL BEEN SENT AWAY
I KNOW YOU’RE DESPERATE TO FIND THEM
BUT THERE'S NOT THAT LONG TO WAIT.

THEY’RE NOT UP IN THE ATTIC 
OR HIDING JUST OUT OF YOUR WAY
THEY’VE BEEN ENTRUSTED TO SOMEONE
AND LOADED UPON HIS SLEIGH 

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released December 1, 2021
All music created performed mixed and produced by Joseph Cave

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Joseph Cave Shrewsbury, UK

Shrewsbury psychedelic bard Joseph Cave,likes to blend up the past and the present, creating a heady sound that’s intoxicating yet refreshing.

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