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Champions

Three Islands Project:
A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

First Breath CD Album

Composed for and performed at Eden Project, the First Breath CD album features Carey with massed choirs and guest soloists. Also includes:
A New Day Will Come.

First Breath is a passionate story told on a grand scale. Conceived and written during the early days of the Eden Project and first performed there, this remarkable work is rightly known as 'the soundtrack to Eden '. Combining traditional, contemporary and world influences, First Breath will touch your heart, capture your imagination and live on in your memory.

“The music is influenced by many styles and traditions,” says composer Jim Carey. “Parts are intimate folk or gentle instrumental, other parts are almost epic in scale. But the themes that exist in the song titles and words are universal, dealing with the human condition; essentially First Breath is a story of hope".

First Breath - Inspirational words by Anna Murphy

Anna Murphy is a respected writer, poet and community Artist who has led many literacy and Drama based projects in Cornwall for Creative Partnerships, Golowan, Kneehigh Theatre, Hall for Cornwall , Keap, Cornwall College . She has had numerous commissions for Radio 4. She is a founder member of “Scavel an Gow”, Cornish Writing Collective, which was awarded Arts Council Lottery Grant. She has had numerous works published and is Co director of the “TipofYourTongue” poetry festival in Penzance .

She has recently been commissioned to write “Rosies Beauty” for BBC Radio 4, Feb 2007, afternoon play. We have collaborated on many projects in the past and we are looking forward to knocking some ideas together in 2007.

Lyrics from the Album

First Breath

First breath defies death,
pink as the dawn,
the first born.

Into their mouths,
clean of words and song.

We breathe thought and taste,
dreams and love.

Thought, taste, dreams and love.
Fight and desire.
Pink as the dawn.

They grow to feel the forest floor,
And smell the gorse and sea,
fruits that taste.

Gorse, sea fruits that taste
Of sun and fire
Pink as the dawn.

There's mud and blood, blood and mud,
unweathered skin.
Pink as the dawn.
The first born.

First breath defies death.
From blue to grey.
Like night to day.

First breath defies death,
pink as the dawn,
the first born.

First breath defies death.
From blue to grey.
Like night to day.

First breath defies death,
pink as the dawn,
the first born.

Turn to seed

Turn to seed. Turn to seed. Turn to seed.
Our eyes though the same size
Are wider now.
Having seen love come and go, and come again.
Having seen love come again.

After rain. (And after rain)
Fruit rot and grow. (Fruit rot and grow)

After death. (And after death)
Bones to clay. ( Bones turn to clay)

As flesh turns to seed
Our hearts still beat.
Beating louder than the sea. The roaring sea.
Louder than the roaring sea.

Turn to seed. Turn to seed. Turn to seed.

Hidden bounty

Black roots turn to red fruits.
Scorched seed to sweet mead.
With juice that stains skin
Like sweet sin.

Fruit that coaxes taste alive.
Ground that swells with growth,
Painful beauty.

Hidden bounty. Bounty.

Our eyes see Paradise . Bounty.

Black roots turn to red fruits.
Scorched seed to sweet mead.
With juice that stains skin
Like sweet sin.

Love as hot as aching peach.
Flowers purple proud.
Brazen bronzes.
Dawn pinks blushing. Blushing.

Our eyes see Paradise . Blushing
Our eyes see Paradise . Blushing

Paradise

Our eyes see Paradise
Our hearts beating louder
Feel hope come again
Love where love was not

Our eyes, though the same size have seen Paradise
Come and go and come again
Come and go and come again

Our hearts still beat, beating louder now
Louder than the roaring sea.
Louder than the roaring sea.

Our eyes see Paradise
Our hearts beating louder

Feel hope come again
Love where love was not

Our hands though much broader have felt hope
Come and go and come again
Come and go and come again

Our lips full of words,having tasted wines
That intoxicate
Promise love where love was not

Our eyes see Paradise
Our hearts beating louder
Feel hope come again
Love where love was not

After Rain