Name: Tree and Fly
Duration: P00H03M50S
Description: 'Tree and Fly' was sparked when Phil watched a documentary about a giant fig tree in the Peruvian rainforest which relies on a tiny wasp for pollination, how the fruit supports countless species in the surrounding ecosystem, and how humans threaten this fragile symbiosis.

Tree and Fly

from Tree and Fly (single) by Flights of Helios

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'Tree and Fly' was sparked when Phil watched a documentary about a giant fig tree in the Peruvian rainforest which relies on a tiny wasp for pollination, how the fruit supports countless species in the surrounding ecosystem, and how humans threaten this fragile symbiosis.

lyrics

Lyrics:

A tour de force, a tool to force, seasons last an age
Space reclined, access denied, all for that saccharine stage
You are the queen of trees

Turf to course, blown off course, infested with the heath
Seems unkind, your state of mind, new cut of teeth

You are the queen of trees
Burned by men with no qualities
Cut off the top to the furthest root
Move the blossom, shake the fruit

Oh this is for the forest
And this is for the woods
The arboretum
With all the shades of good
You are the queen of trees
You are the queen of trees
Long live the queen of trees
Long live the queen of trees

credits

from Tree and Fly (single), released January 22, 2020
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Credits:

Philip Hanaway-Oakley - lead vocal, ukulele
Chris Beard - backing vocal, bass guitar
Harriet Butler - backing vocal, flute
Sian Lloyd-Pratchett - violin
James Maund - electric guitar
Andrew Warne - electric guitar
Dr. James Currie - drums

Chords, melody and lyrics: Philip Hanaway-Oakley
Arrangement: Flights of Helios

Recorded with Richard Neuberg at Strawhouse Studios and Mike Bannard at Aviary Studios. Mixed by Mike Bannard. Mastering by Turan Audio.

Artwork by George O'Shaughnessy

(c) Flights of Helios 2020.

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Psych-jam torch songs from Oxford, UK //
“A thing of beauty" (The Line Of Best Fit)

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Cowley Workers Social Club

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Florence Park

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Jul 20

Charlbury Riverside Festival

Charlbury, UK
Aug 1

Piercefield Park

Chepstow, UK
Sep 20

The Black Prince

Northampton, UK

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