Emily Saunders

IDENTITY

Outsiders, insiders, upsiders, downsiders,
High riders, low riders, fast winders, slow winders
Expanding from cavities, contained within a space

Questionable humanity
Pre-contained sanity
False identity
Insecurities
Clinically formulated
Socially accentuated
. . . . . . . identity

METRONOMIC

The bigger picture of a world outside,
The insular land of a soul that had died;
Where dreams were trapped, where the future was caught
Trapped in the hands of a man who sought.
He sought to control, he sought to find
my sanctuary, my peace of mind,
But drained am I; no breath, no air,
Just left with a dream of a life out there

SERENDIPITY

Serendipity; opposites compiled,
Caught within elongated miles
Opposing opposites, tautologies true
Linguistic rules but our lives prove
To break all reason; for human minds
Continually battle with natures confines;
The rules of logic, of infinite reason
Trapped within humanistic confusion

WISHING WELL

Open thoughts, dream to tell
Future days, in a wishing well
For saddness calls inside my soul
I do recall the love I spoil over you

I stand amidst the morning rain
Within me sits the deepest pain
I only know inside my soul
I do recall the love I spoil over you

I vanish down the wishing well
caught within the spiral spell
I only know inside my soul
I still recall the love I spoil over you

OPEN EYES

Open eyes to see,
Wiser ways to be
Caught up in a dream,
Where we'd always know
Pain of the past would go
Sweetest in life would flow
I hope and I dream to know
You with me

TEARS OF THE WORLD

The tears of the world poured mercilessly down
'pon the cosy little house where hearts never frowned.
The walls were thought strong, the roof not too weak
But the rain seeped in, the rooms then did leak;
The hearts filled up sodden and down
With twisted tears there only bitter words found

MY SHOE

Temporarily residing on the sole of my shoe,
Looking for rainbows while walking in poo

REFLECTIONS

Reflections appear reality
Distortions masked as sanity
Destruction bears the naked light
Natures fight to fill the space in life

IN THE NIGHT

Warm in the night, sweet dreams to fight
Nights whispered call, minds eye where i fall.
Warm summer days lie with you in the haze
‘till the sun lights the dawn and the moon dreams are torn,
Warm in the night, sweet dreams to fight

SOLUTIONS

Many solutions, which one's for me?
Are you one, or one and three?
So many truths, so many fights,
Who has the answer which one is right.
Where is my heart, how does it feel,
Numbness or coldness, what's to reveal?
What happened when, analysis ends
Somebody else is easy to blame

THE STILLNESS OF MY MIND

Always bound to look for, a sanctuary to find
The stillness of ones soul, one may quietly resign
The only place to look for, the goal I seek to find
With freedom to be silent, the stillness of my mind

YOUR JUMPER

I will sleep in your jumper tonight my love,
I will sleep in your jumper tonight
Till the sun lights the dawn and a new day is born,
I will sleep in your jumper tonight

NANA

Silently I see the memories that you trace;
Your dream, your days, your beauty
Floating back the past is nearer than today;
Your dream, your days, your beauty
Circles call we see the mind we've had,
Recall, we fall this way
Silently I see you dream another day,
Recall, you fall, fall, fall

Emily Saunders:Emily has a unique, sensual voice, enriched by an innovative instrumental approach to sound and improvisation.

Her intepretations and compositions are both individual and ethereal: Her songs are textures that create a soundscape of colours which draw her audience into another land. (more...)

Emily is currently working on her autumn 2009 CD release, 'Flying Fish'

“Saunders is not your straight jazz ballad singer, and she loves to bend and twist the lyrics and enfuse them with her own energetic scat singing” (Phill Dennett, Mid Sussex Times)

“..her musicianship is of an unusually high calibre” (Tim Whitehead.)

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info@emilysaunders.co.uk Emily's myspace page

ESB: six piece band of brass, voice, rhythm - an explosive lineup of two trumpets: Byron Wallen and Nick Walters; Bruno Heinen, piano/keyboard; Larry Bartley, Bass; Jon Scott, Drums. Chillout originals, alongside choice tunes from Lee Morgan, Hermoto Pascoal and Airto Moriera

Cloud Nine: seven piece band of voice, electronics, brass, rhythm. Chillout originals and fresh interpretations. A vibe like the Cinematic Orchestra, with live beats and improvisation.

Studio sessions and voice-over work:

Jazz and Big Band: Emily also performs regularly at private parties, weddings, corporate functions and events. Click to enquire about making a booking.

Dreams: [Buy whole album from iTunes]

1. Naima (7' 54")[Buy from iTunes]
2. Dream (7' 54")[Buy from iTunes]
3. Afro Blue (5' 18")[Buy from iTunes]
4. Celeste (4' 39")[Buy from iTunes]
5. My Funny Valentine (8' 21")[Buy from iTunes]
6. Angel Eyes (5' 09")[Buy from iTunes]
7. When I fall in love (6' 56")[Buy from iTunes]

Flying Fish: To be released in Autumn 2009

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