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Here is the third part in celebrating 70 years of the late, great, guitarist/composer and all round inspiration, Phil Miller.

Phil’s 1989 album, Split Seconds, features the track Truly Yours which he dedicated to his wife, Herm. It is a feat of contrapuntal writing where the lines interweave with beautiful intrigue. The album also features a version arranged by Dave Stewart with Barbara Gaskin entitled I Remain, and this was the starting point for my version.

Lyrically, I was inspired by Daevid Allen’s statement to fans in the weeks leading up to his own demise - thank you Daevid. I dedicate this version to all who are grieving, most especially Herm.

Yet again, I hope this recording is some kind of tribute to a phenomenal presence in many of our musical lives.

Billie x

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I Remain (Miller/Bottle)

Now is the time for a squeeze of the hand
You’re feeling helpless and you can’t see tomorrow
Seems what was begun has truly collapsed (oh no)
Here’s where I wanted to stay
Not leave you all (behind)
Never found a reason to it all
We couldn’t find a reason
Grief is a fathomless sky
It never ends but it changes form;
From a cave to a corridor
The light of long gone stars it bathes us even now
I Remain
I Remain
I Remain

Here is the will of the way that things are:
I’ve done my best to heal, dear friends you’ve been helpful
Now what was begun has clearly transformed (oh yes)
What has been lost can live on not leave us all (behind)
Never find an answer to it all
We’ve barely found the question (a question we have barely found)
Grief is the bottomless sea
It never ends but it changes shape;
From a place to a passageway
It’s not a sign of weakness but the price of love
I Remain
I Remain
I Remain
I Remain
I Remain

credits

from Grazie Miller (Tribute to Phil Miller), released April 4, 2019
Billie Bottle: voice, piano, virtual mellotron, bass guitar, programming, recording and tweakage

David Faulkner: English bagpipes

Ljós Greenleaf: Additional lyrics and artwork

With thanks to Herm Miller, Kyle Mew and Doug Boyle for creating philmillerthelegacy.com

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