1. |
White the Rabbit
05:00
|
|||
|
Escape from the cage,
You're just a rabbit far from your home.
Escape from the cage,
You have just time for run.
Alice! A childish story take,
And with a gentle hand
Lay it where Childhood's dreams are twined
In Memory's mystic band,
Like pilgrim's wither'd wreath of flowers
Pluck'd in a far-off land.
Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures or conversations?'
So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.
'How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
'How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spread his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in
With gently smiling jaws!'
It was high time to go, for the pool was getting quite crowded with the birds and animals that had fallen into it: there were a Duck and a Dodo, a Lory and an Eaglet, and several other curious creatures. Alice led the way, and the whole party swam to the shore.
|
||||
2. |
Caucus Race
02:41
|
|||
|
'Fury said to a
mouse, That he
met in the
house,
“Let us
both go to
law: I will
prosecute
you. - Come
I'll take no
denial: We
must have the
trial; For
really this
morning I've
nothing
to do.”
Said the
mouse to the
cur, “Such
a trial,
dear sir,
With
no jury
or judge,
would be
wasting
our
breath.”
“I'll be
judge, I'll
be jury,”
Said
cunning
old Fury:
“I'll
try the
whole
cause,
and
condemn
you
to
death.”
|
||||
3. |
The Lobster Quadrille
02:08
|
|||
|
Will you walk a little faster?” said a whiting to a snail.
“There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail.
See how eagerly the lobster and the turtles all advance!
They are waiting on the shingle – will you come and join the dance?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?
“You can really have no notions how delightful it will be
When they take us up and throw us, with the lobsters, out to sea!”
But the snail replied “Too far, too far!” and gave a look askance -
Said he thanked the whiting kindly, but he would not join the dance.
Would not, could not, would not, could not, would not join the dance.
Would not, could not, would not, could not, could not join the dance.
“What matters it how far we go?” his scaly friend replied.
“There is another shore, you know, upon the other side.
The further off from England the nearer is to France -
Then turn not pale, beloved snail, but come and join the dance.
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?
|
||||
4. |
The Duchess and the Baby
02:20
|
|||
|
'Speak roughly to your little boy,
And beat him when he sneezes:
He only does it to annoy,
Because he knows it teases.'
'Wow! Wow! Wow!'
'I speak severely to my boy,
I beat him when he sneezes;
For he can thoroughly enjoy
The pepper when he pleases!'
'Wow! Wow! Wow!'
|
||||
5. |
The Voice of the Lobster
01:28
|
|||
|
“Tis the voice of the Lobster; I head him declare,
“You have baked me too brown, I must sugar my hair.”
As a duck with its eyelids, so he with his nose
Trims his belt and his buttons, and turns out his toes.
When the sands are all dry, he is gay as a lark,
And will talk in contemptuous tones of the Shark:
But, when the tide rises and sharks are around,
His voice has a timid and tremulous sound.'
'I passed by his garden, and marked, with one eye,
How the Owl and the Panther were sharing a pie:
The Panther took pie-crust, and gravy, and meat,
While the Owl had the dish as its share f the treat.
When the pie was all finished, the Owl, as a boon,
Was kindly permitted to pocket the spoon:
While the Panther received knife and fork with a growl,
And concluded the banquet by -'
|
||||
6. |
Beautiful Soap
01:29
|
|||
|
'Beautiful Soup, so rich and green,
Waiting in a hot tureen!
Who for such dainties would not stoop?
Soup of the evening,beautiful Soup!
Soup of the evening,beautiful Soup!
Beau – ootiful Soo – oop!
Beau – ootiful Soo – oop!
Soup of the evening,beautiful Soup!
Soup of the evening,beautiful Soup!
Soup of the evening,beautiful Soup!
Soup of the evening,beautiful Soup!
'Beautiful Soup! Who cares for fish,
Game, or any other dish?
Who would not give all else for two p
ennyworth only of beautiful Soup?
Pennyworth only of beautiful Soup?
Beau – ootiful Soo – oop!
Beau – ootiful Soo – oop!
Soup of the evening,beautiful Soup!
Soup of the evening,beautiful Soup!
Soup of the evening,beautiful Soup!
Soup of the evening,beautiful Soup!
|
||||
7. |
The Queen of Hearts
01:16
|
|||
|
Consider your verdict,'
'The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts,
All on a summer day:
The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts,
And took them quite away!'
Not yet, not yet
There's a gret deal to come before that!
Call the first witness
First witness
I beg pardon, your Majestry for bringing these in:
but I hadn't quite finished my tea when I was sent for.
You ought to have finished
When did you begin?
Fourteenth of March, I think it was
Fifteenth
Sixteenth
Write that down
Take off your hat
It isn't mine
Stolen!
I keep them to sell
I've none of my own. I'm a hatter.
|
||||
8. |
||||
|
'They told me you had been to her,
And mentioned me to him:
She gave me a good character,
But said I could not swim.
He sent them word I had not gone
(We know it to be true):
If she should push the matter on,
What would become of you?
I gave her one, they gave him two,
You gave us three or more;
They all returned from him to you,
Though they were mine before.
If I or she should chance to be
Involved in this affair,
He trusts to you to set them free,
Exactly as we were.
My notion was that you had been
(Before she had this fit)
An obstacle that came between
Him, and ourselves, and it.
Don't let him know she liked them best,
For this must ever be
A secret, kept from all the rest,
Between yourself and me.'
|
||||
Good Vibes and Bad Habits Syracuse, Italy
How may projects can a man hold?
If you like Alice, you may also like:
Blue Skies / Misconceived Notions
by William Alexander
featured on Bandcamp Radio Sep 1, 2020
go to album
Grilled Cheese EP
by the soft form dissolves
Vulnerable, reflective, bedroom pop, inspired by a series of breakups and a desire to recapture a sense of self.
go to album
Woozy electronic music gets gilded with silvery guitars on the latest from the forward-thinking Illuminated Paths label.
go to album
Portland shoegaze that plays, as the best representatives of the genre do, with huge, hollow atmosphere against intimate observations.
go to album
Poignant soundscapes and quirky electronic gems cleverly crafted with micro beats and pianos.
go to album
featured on Bandcamp Radio Sep 14, 2021
go to album
Airy, aqueous dance music on the Illuminated Paths label, “Forever” is full of songs to score a surrealist nightclub.
go to album
