An Unexpected Pandemic Pop Album Volume 1. Let's hope there's no Volume 2. Enough Volume.

by Carys Eleri

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1.	Fat 'n' Clean 04:01	lyrics	buy track
I was flickin’ through my diary Seeing When i would be free So I could come to you and you come to me Now it’s looking like around Halloween This isolation aint easy Mops and chocolate keep calling each day I ignore them then I’m like ‘Oh- OK!’ I glide in my kitchen and I get munchay I‘m gonna be fat n lean for Halloween – Corona And my hygiene is so steamy cleam So while we’re waiting on this vacine Gonna scrub and bloom in quarantine So many free yoga free classes online Let’s stretch and drink another box of wine Shame i just realised My paleo diet will be compromised I’m gonna be fat n clean for halloween corona Bleach and pasta o what a team So to beat the blues of covid 19 Stay the hell at home and keep it clean Cuz self love is the only option right now Pleasin’ myself no one else around Cooking ten ourse meals oh just for me I’ll do it for you when we are free. Oh I’m gonna be so fat n clean – this halloween!! I‘m gonna be fat n lean for Halloween – Corona And my hygiene is so steamy cleam So while we’re waiting on this vacine Gonna scrub and bloom in quarantine I’m gonna be fat n clean for halloween And my hygiene is so steamy clean So while we’re waiting on this vacine Stay the hell at home and keep it clean I‘m gonna be fat n lean for Halloween – Corona And my hygiene is so steamy cleam So while we’re waiting on this vacine Stay the hell at home and keep it clean
2.	Beyond the Fence 01:42	lyrics	buy track
On March 23rd when our world was locked down I was in my garden having my existential breakdown And there you were, a new neighbour – Just in time to take my eye, oh by surprise. Beyond the fence! There you were, looking so fine. Beyond the fence! Your shadow passed behind your clothes on the clothesline Beyond the fence! I want to call you, but I don’t know your name This is so tense! So much Suspense! Beyond the fence. Beyond the fence. I’ll send a paper plane with my deets, so call me soon. This social distancing cannot come between me and you. My love… is beyond the fence!
3.	He Dumped Me On Zoom. 02:01	lyrics	buy track
He Dumped Me on Zoom! Not sure upon whom I should unleash my scorn Some software, or my ex the evil unicorn How dare you reject me this way My revenge won’t be virtual But stone cold oming your way He dumped me on Zoom! I thought that you were going to propose You looked tense while wearing some brand new clothes The moment came – and of course the screen just froze The last thung I thought you’d do is dump me on zoom When you came to do the deed I said I love you at the same time I was louder, so the microphone favoured me And then I realised that you were dumping me on Zoom! You were dumping me! You were dumoing me on Zoom! He dumped me on Zoom!!
4.	I Love Nature Now 02:28	lyrics	buy track
Oh oh – oh I love nature now x2 I cried my tears through tiers one two and three Though I’m not entirely sure which rules applied to me Are we in a lockdown? Is the world covid free? All I know that is I’m over you and I really love this tree. I’m so drunk for your trunk! Oh - I love nature now, yes, I love nature now x2 Local exercising got me loving where I’m from Without that daily roaming I just wouldn’t have found my one. There was such a spark with your bark – Something had begun I knew there was no turning back – as I licked it in the sun. I want to sing to your rings! Oh, I love nature now, oh I love nature now. X2 I just can’t wait to see you in Spring I’ll watch you bloom as I sit on a swing Then summer will come and autumn will too Look at that lichen I like it my woody boo. Just like your branches our love will grow Your roots are so deep – they give me an afterglow Being with you - makes me feel Good As soon as I saw you – I knew I would Sing to your rings! Oh I love nature now, I want to sing to your rings Oh I love nature now, yes I love nature now I want to sing to your rings, I want to sing to your rings I want to sing to your rings, I want to sing to your rings
5.	Water Closet 03:01	lyrics	buy track
Back in the days of yore There was a silent pee-war Boys would go anywhere Whipping around without no care - or aim, And it would go everywhere The only thing missing was a fanfare We’d be queuing & queuing inside It’s time to go outside! Come out of the water closet Come out of the water closet If there’s one rule for you Then that should go for me too x2 When I fell in love a tree In lockdown 1,2, and three I’d be miles away from my home Thinking where the hell o do I go? All the restaurants and cafes were closed Stranded & Bursting, I felt so exposed But then my teacher, my tree told me Plants grow better when fertilized with pee! Come out of the water closet Come out of the water closet This planet needs your pee So free yourself from every WC x2 This year has liberated me So much I now stand up when I wee Ladies - We have amazing aim We put all you fellas to absolute shame! No - I aint squattin’ no more No - I aint squattin’ no more I am standing strong Just like I’m singing this goddamn song Came out of my water closet (Came out of my water closet I’m standing up with such glee This is the new normal me. x2
6.	Fat 'n' Keen 03:17	lyrics	buy track
I was fine outside at one with trees Done with all technologies Then I heard some talk of vaccines So are we cool for this halloween? I told my tree in all honest-ay I really miss to part-ay It’s been so long since I got fun-kay They understood me ‘n I was like ‘namastay’ Oh I am so fat n keen for Halloween... Oh road map Guide us from this quarantine... oh road map I’ll do my best to stay so green... oh road map But be great to have a change of scene – oh road map. So-many things to think about I really haven’t been working out And oh! my vocabulla-ray Has gone right down the swan-aaaay But I am so fat n keen for Halloween - oh road map Guide us from this quarantine – oh road map But i don’t want to ditch this tambourine – oh road map Oh pray for me and my old jeans – oh road map. But I am so happy and unstressed right here Loving the earth and the atmosphere Will this mean I have to go online again Watching the storms – i prefer the ones out here... Ooh I prefer the ones out here. But I’m happy there’s a vaccine And people will be healthy So should actually buy a diary? And Pencil in this halloween? I’m so fat n keen for Halloween.
7.	Meteor 02:43	lyrics	buy track
Jab me in both eyes and put me on a plane Vaccinate my retinas – I need a flipping break! Yes I am terrified of what will happen if I leave my door But if I just stay here – I will implode I want to leave my house like an angel on fire Feel like I’ve lived on the moon for a whole year! I’m yearning to swing from every chandelier! Hey World! I’m coming like a meteor!! ALL ABOARD THE METEOR THERE ARE NO SAFE EXITS SO JUST CLING ON AND HOPE FOR THE BEST, AND PLEASE REMEMBER THE ALL IMPORTANT CHECKLIST: HANDS FACE SPACE. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?! LET’S GO! I’m coming! Reenter me - into the world Reenter me - watch me emerge My reentry might be the making of me... Hey world! I’m coming on a meteor!! I just hope we don’t wipe ourselves out And we’re careful as we go out and about Let’s take it slow now less speed is the key So let’s pull out of this meteor metaphor.

about

A comedy pop album which charts the challenges of each lockdown from March 2020 as we enter the real world all initially commissioned for BBC Radio Wales’ ‘Live from Lockdown.’

We journey with Carys’ madness throughout the pandemic, until she finds herself in the here and now, with the rest of the UK – so very ready to re-enter the world in all her glory. She sings ‘I’m coming like a meteor!’ at the top of her lungs - which actually leaves her existentially terrified and worried for future lockdowns… hence the album’s title.

There's something for everyone in these tracks, from the harshness of being dumped on Zoom to the challenge of finding a place to pee when everywhere is closed – it’s all here in multi musical genre format accompanied by some power house vocals.

This album will remind you of what you’ve learned and the madness you experienced and get you dancing.

credits

released July 30, 2021

Music by Carys Eleri
Lyrics by Carys Eleri
Music Production by Branwen Munn
Mastered by Branwen Munn

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Carys Eleri Wales, UK

I'm a Welsh based artist. My music is very much comedy-pop, though it stretches across many genres. The tone of the stories tend to determine the genre of the song. I always work with my partner in all musical Crimes - Branwen Munn, who produces all the music. ... more