Epworth released her debut album, Dream Life, in 2012. Four singles from the album were playlisted on BBC 6 Music, with ‘Black Doe’ picked as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record In The World,
Her second album, Elytral, was released in 2017. Produced by Thom Monahan at his Golden Void studio in LA, the album encompasses electronic experimentalism, prog, psychedelia, free-jazz and more. The first single from the album, ‘Me Swimming’, was named by Sunday Times Culture as their Hottest Track, they said of ‘Me Swimming’ “Shades of Visage and Stereolab here – a radical gearshift”, and NME picked up on the “Swirling, swooning synths”, naming it one of their Best New Tracks.
Epworth and her band, Mary Epworth And The Jubilee Band, have performed sold-out headline shows and played at many festivals.
Epworth's career took an unexpected detour with the hit US podcast Welcome to Night Vale and its 2016 dystopian psychological-horror spin-off Within the Wires. She composed the music for the latter and joined the Night Vale team on their hugely successful live tours across the US and Europe.
Long Gone
Mary Epworth Lyrics
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fell so hot then laying to rest
Long gone must be love it
the road has gone away
and I cannot rise above it
long gone away
Sweet old song
now you roam from me
Long gone must be love it
the road has gone away
and I cannot rise above it
long gone away
So tear keep on pouring
run and run away
for all I know it when you're going
it's long gone away
The lyrics of Mary Epworth's song Long Gone depict a sense of loss and resignation towards the fading of a love. The opening line "One felt part upon my breast" portrays a certain physical connection that has been lost. The line "Long gone must be love it, the road has gone away and I cannot rise above it, long gone away" suggests that the love has already gone and there is nothing that can be done about it. The repetition of the phrase "long gone away" gives a sense of finality to the situation.
The second verse of the song "Sweet old song now you roam from me, how I haul in your sweet memory" seems to suggest that even the memories of the love and the good times have started to fade away. The line "So tear keep on pouring, run and run away, for all I know it when you're going it's long gone away" indicates that even though the tears keep coming, the love is still slipping away and nothing can be done to hold on to it.
In conclusion, the lyrics of Long Gone are a poignant and melancholic reflection on lost love and the inevitability of the passing of time.
Line by Line Meaning
One felt part upon my breast
A piece of something fell onto my chest
fell so hot then laying to rest
It was hot and then it fell and stopped moving
Long gone must be love it
Love must be long gone
the road has gone away
The path to love has disappeared
and I cannot rise above it
I cannot move on from it
long gone away
Love is long gone
Sweet old song
A nostalgic tune
now you roam from me
The tune has left me behind
how I haul in your sweet memory
I cherish the memory of the tune
So tear keep on pouring
The tears keep flowing
run and run away
I keep trying to escape
for all I know it when you're going
I know that love is gone when you leave
it's long gone away
Love is long gone
Contributed by Ryan J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Blajeny Z
One felt hot upon my breast
Fell so hard, then lain to rest.
Long gone, most beloved,
The road has burned away.
And I cannot rise above it,
Long gone away.
Sweet old soul, now you roam from me.
How I howl in your sweet memory.
Long gone, most beloved,
The road has burned away.
And I cannot rise above it,
Long gone away.
Some tears keep on pouring,
Run and fall away.
But all I know is where you're going
Is long gone away.
TheGameRaider
One day I was listening to Night Vale to fall asleep I woke up at 3am to this because I didn't set my sleep timer. For once I wosent mad that I've been woken up. I sat there for 3 minutes in awe. Absolutely beautiful.
mary epworth
Just jumping in here to say thanks for all your lovely comments. :) Mary x
Mary Addis
Hi Mary! Just want to say I love your music! All the best, other Mary
mary epworth
@Kyle The Noble Thank you Kyle!
Kyle The Noble
This is wonderfully glorious music gotta love the big band!
mary epworth
@TheKrensada This made me do loud delighted laughs on a dog walk! I'm a big Syd fan and love KC. Thank you! 🎉
TheKrensada
You sound like Pink Floyd and King crimson had a love child.
Megan Hindman
This is my favorite weather guest, and she's coming to the live show in my hometown on WTNV's new US tour! I am beyond excited!
Banana Pilot
She is evidently touring with Night Vale at the moment. Mary and her band (Will) were fantastic!
AegisArc
If I don't listen to this song while I heroically sacrifice myself for someone I love then I will have officially failed at life.