Katherine Priddy & Simon Armitage - Daybreaker (Official Audio)

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Words by Simon Armitage
Music by Katherine Priddy
Produced by Rob Ellis
Lyrics:
Lost in the dark since November,
Living by sound and by touch,
Watching the clock going nowhere,
Sleeping too much
Coal black crows on the rooftops,
Icicles hanging from stars,
Blue Monday stuck on the jukebox
Down in the singles bar
She’s leaving a town called Midnight,
She’s leaving a house called Snow,
The sun’s climbing over the skyline,
She’s ready to go
Frost engraving the windows,
cold biting into the bone,
Winter’s the season of widows
Turning our hearts to stone
Then suddenly everything’s golden,
There’s a phoenix perched in a tree,
There’s a hot air balloon in the garden
Ready to float free
She’s leaving a town called Midnight,
She’s leaving a house called Snow,
The sun’s climbing over the skyline,
She’s ready to go.
One butterfly tipping the balance,
An army of light on the march,
Dawn setting fire to the palace
With its burning torch
A river of heat in the high street,
Swallows back from abroad,
The morning walking in bare feet
Down the warm road

[@iancorbridge4244]

Beautiful beyond words

[@abeach5420]

Gorgeous as always in all ways. Katherine sings to life a stunning poetic song written by Simon Armitage.

[@KatherinePriddyOfficial]

❤

[@maranjo50]

This is delightful. Great way to start the week, thank you!

[@simon66766]

What a beautiful way to showcase each other's talent. ❤

[@KatherinePriddyOfficial]

Thanks so much Simon. It's been lovely working with his words.

[@Mo_Taser]

Beautiful, Katherine.

[@stevedeeley8054]

I'm definitely hearing Radiohead - Creep in this

[@oneusty]

love it, great job, wish more people knew about Katherine

[@rocketpost1]

Is this the first time a poet laureate has become a song lyricist ?. Beautiful song and Katherine's voice is remarkable.

[@NickandJane]

Absolutely agree, Katherine's interpretation of this Simon Armitage poem is stunning, but their working relationship is not new - this song is their second outing. Their first is called 'Close Season'. Worth checking out 👍🎶

[@olgaallen1827]

Beautiful as ever and so expressive of the natural hibernation time of winter. Looking forward to more gorgeous lyrics and melodies created by Katherine and Simon. ❤❤

[@KatherinePriddyOfficial]

Thanks so much. Hopefully we can work together again somewhere down the line :)

[@amichan119]

Absolutely and completely beautiful. Thank you so very much for sharing. X

[@KevReillyUK]

A lovely composition that builds to something even lovelier. I was getting some Cruise/Badalamenti vibes from the penultimate stanza. Absolutely beautiful.

[@KatherinePriddyOfficial]

Ahh thanks so much. Badalamenti was a big inspiration for this track - especially the baritone guitar, a la Twin Peaks!

[@martinwalker3372]

That was so lovely Katherine. Thank you ❤

[@stevejackson7981]

Quite, quite wonderful. A perfect start to my day.

[@KatherinePriddyOfficial]

Glad to hear that. Thank you!

[@traceyb9443]

Gorgeous! ❤

[@philweight3480]

Sumptious. Love the Spector-ish wall of sound, wish that carried on about 5 more minutes!

[@KatherinePriddyOfficial]

Cheers Phil!

[@BertOskam]

A perfect song and so well performed. I absolutely love this

[@KatherinePriddyOfficial]

Thanks so much 😊

[@AndrewMurray-xz6hq]

Yet another great new song. KP is on a roll!

[@sharondavies9760]

So beautifully evocative. Dreamy and hopeful as we emerge from Winter looking for Spring. Perfectly written performed and released just as we need it most. Thank you ❤

[@KatherinePriddyOfficial]

Thanks for listening, so glad you like it.

[@bemmeraugusto8454]

Que maravilha!! Perfeição

[@kevinward7498]

❤❤❤❤

[@lisamarie68]

Beautiful 🎶🤩🎶

[@KatherinePriddyOfficial]

Thank you!

[@LucasRichardStephens]

Thanks for sharing you music Katherine, you are very generous. Best wishes form Norway!

[@KatherinePriddyOfficial]

Thanks so much. Would love to make it over there one day!

[@LucasRichardStephens]

@@KatherinePriddyOfficial If you want me to set up a gig for you here, get in touch.

[@losdemas2000]

Lovely. Both of these colabs are beautifully done. Definitely ready for the slooow exit from winter.

[@KatherinePriddyOfficial]

Me too!

[@peterheke]

The crossover event of 2025.