메레디쓰 고드르(Meredith Godreau) 그레고리 앤 더 호크(Gregory and the Hawk: 이하 GATH)라는 이름은 2003년 무렵 지어졌다. 메레디쓰 고드르(Meredith Godreau)는 자신이 여성 싱어 송라이터로 무작정 분류되는 것을 애초에 피하기 위해 이렇게 결정했다고 한다. 사실 그녀의 오빠이름이 그레고리였다. 뉴요커인 메레디쓰는 독특한 팝송을 만들어내는 재능을 가지고 있었다. 그녀의 곡들은 다정한 분위기의 솔로 어쿠스틱 편성으로 이루어져 인터넷 상에서 상당한 주목을 받았다. 레이블도, 매니저도, 그 이외의 어떤 지원도 없었지만 수많은 지지를 이끌어냈다. 그녀는 뉴 잉글랜드 주변의 작은 클럽에서 솔로로 라이브를 시작해 2006년 무렵 마이스페이스 페이지를 통해서 자신의 음악을 범세계적으로 알린다. 레이블 팻 캣(Fat Cat)과 함께하기 이전에 자신이 팔았던 자체제작 앨범은 무려 1만 5천 여장이었고, 전세계 어딘가의 사람들이 유튜브를 통해 그녀의 곡을 커버해 올리고 있는 상황이었다. 음악만으로도 생계가 해결될 정도였다니 무척 성공적인 DIY 사례로 기록될만하다. 매체에서는 조안나 뉴섬(Joanna Newsom)이 함께 자주 언급되곤 했는데 GATH는 보다 투명한 음악을 들려주고 있다. 차분히 감아 부르는 부분은 이노센스 미션(Innocence Mission)을 떠올릴 수도 있고 레이블 메이트인 바시티 부년(Vashti Bunyan) 할머니와 이런 장르의 아이콘과도 같은 매지 스타(Mazzy Star)를 사랑한다면 충분히 그녀의 음악에 공감하고 있는 자신을 발견하게 될 것이다. 인터뷰에 의하면 닉 드레이크(Nick Drake)와 리즈 페어(Liz Phair), 그리고 PJ 하비(PJ Harvey) 등의 영향을 받았다고 고백하고 있다. 여느 동영상 사이트에서는 그녀가 비욘세(Beyonce)나 날스 바클리(Gnarls Barkley) 등을 커버하는 걸 목격할 수도 있었다. .... ....
Some day, ill toss all your presents, and bury, the letters left unsent, cause its bad to do whats easy, just cause its easy and i, wanna do what pleases me but i cant and the rode she'd rode, around the side of the mountain, with nowhere to go but the heart we'd known, when its leaning and its creeping toward being alone some day, ill find the mind to mend it, and make dry, these eyes have gotten wet, cause its bad to do whats easy, just cause ts easy, and i wanna do what pleases me but i cant, oh no no and the crow he'd know, in the grass and no, with nowhere to go but the heart we'd know, when its loving its leaving towards being alone and the oats we sow, they can seed on forever, with nowhere to grow but the heart we'd know, when its asking its exact way to go to not be alone
August moon made just for you A steady ready smile like His Until it’s out of sight Don’t undo the true chance that chooses you Face to face with a new day So simple it seems You dare to dream impossibly Risking in its rarity im bound to it now Black and blissful tumbling Will wake, asleep It feeds me Fate will rule you, the heart It fools you to lose your sanity
It's a step It's a step in the right direction It's a tough and final decision 'Cause where will I go when I'm feeling blue? Spinnin' my wheels Wastin' my time Makin' you feel you've nothing to hide So save me and tell me how it all got so doubtful Leave me nothing at all Back on the old road You're wishing you'll wind me down Give me a mouthful And leave me nothing at all So chalk it up to the drone Hack it out, wear it down Where will you go when you're feeling blue? So save me and tell me how it all got so doubtful Leave me nothing at all Back on the old road You're wishing you'll wind me down Give me a mouthful And leave me nothing at all So save me and tell me how it all got so doubtful Leave me nothing at all Back on the old road You're wishing you'll wind me down Give me a mouthful And leave me nothing at all
Grey weather, just fool me, just tell me I'm right despite the careless words you say, I'm always keeping faith chart the numbers, see a trend...we are moving in place despite your lack of blowing over, I'm always keeping faith And you'd say, this is not the time for goodbyes it's too late you'd say, this is not the time for goodbyes it's too late it's too late In the bright light of morning, map the last leg of the trip I call on you to catch me as I'm coming over that bridge through the mind-fog of the beach and the cracking concrete the broken wings of reverie leave me always having faith And you'd say, this is not the time for goodbyes it's too late you'd say, this is not the time for goodbyes it's too late it's too late
Noisy in my head. Voice rings like a bell. And try as I might I cannot forget. And try as I might I cannot love you less. Say how long you'll stay... Wrapped up in the hour. Marking off the days Maybe we both, knew it at the time. X 2 Well I don't know about you... but for me, (but for me) it's about, (it's about) the passing of measures. but for me, (but for me) it's about, (it's about) all of lifes little pleasures. And I feel, you're taking away, the most you can from our lazy days. Maybe we both, Maybe we both, Maybe we both, knew it at the time Maybe we both, knew it at the time. X 3
when the end comes you'll see hydrogen electrolyzed you're amazed at the cold you see, the fire by your face bitter bloom flightless skies the fear the doom it's no surprise realize, there's no sense in losing your mind before your time in order not to worry you write the words down but it's a fool's game and your game face is shameful rise youngs sun you're a tireless one and you'll be back, burning when the morning comes when you catch my soul upon waking will you make a wish for the wild west to accept the excess? when the end comes you'll see fields of green beyond your reach and heartbeats rise young sun, you're a tireless one and you'll be back burning when the morning comes when you catch my sould upon waking will you make a wish for the fool's gain to equal his insane?
Pick old, pin land you hold the weight of the air, in your hand pick old, pin air you feel the tickle of the trees, on your chest and why did you go, and waste it the things that you know, im making you a stone wall, stone fence your stories so old you just tend to keep them long winding road, you got a secret but you wont share it pick old, pin land you hold the weight of the air in your hands pick old, pin air you feel the tickle of the trees on your chest and why did you go and waste it the things that you know, im making you a stone wall, stone fence the stories so old you just tend to keep them long winding road, you got a secret but you wont share it
i woke up with my head on a bee's nest and my feet on your jacket it was a wild it was a wrong it was a long long night and your lips like little stings set me to wondering if there's anyway and anytime i could have, i would have tried you had me back but then you an like you never ever knew me fall into my arms again like you always wanted to you always wanted to but you never ever knew i woke up with my mind on a reason for why it's right to be leavin you until we're drawn into the swarm of a warm white tide
Too young to be superlegend And no one knows it years ago Sing yourself to bed I'm a better, better friend To win your love It's all I'm not To tears above The best I've got All I see of you is smooth, smooth And I, I'd get lost In the rottenness of it all Come on, I'm a crutch In a pinch and you're too much Get a hold of yourself, get over yourself, man To win your love It's all I know To tears above The best I've got The best I've got
So you think you do no harm I caught you once when you were young So you think I'd benefit But a curse is what you make of it Oh, I will greet you when Someone feeds you sin Like my own I will need you then Without you I have no doubt I'd have grown up with an angel's mouth Well, here we are, so tightly wound Catapult this stone to hit the clouds Oh, I will greet you when Someone feeds you sin Like my own I will need you then Like an inhalation Oh, I will greet you when Someone feeds you sin Like my own
You're a mirror with two faces Two sides, simple as that When aI look at my reflection Do I see myself? Don't you run away, don't you run away, don't you run away You're a fish with two fins Swimming in opposite directions When I go in for a kiss Do I kiss him? Don't you run away, don't you run away, don't you run away Some hearts, some times, leave blind Don't you run away, don't you run away, don't you run away Don't you run away, don't you run away, don't you run away Don't you run away, don't you run away, don't you
Head out into the yard I'm willing to stay now that the rain's behind us My lips don't hurt on this one Your face takes the place of days I have lost I wonder what night will bring It's funny, it seems like a memory If you like it I will like it too If I fake it you will make it true This is a dare and I'm daring you Oh this is a dare and I'm daring you Headlights and rows of pilons I made the mistake of not getting gone And staying put when I could And smelling soot instead of wood I wonder what night will bring It's funny, seems like a memory If you like it I will like it too If I fake it you will make it true This is a dare and I'm daring you Oh this is a dare and I'm daring you Spending some time in my house The outsides are rumble I'm quiet as a mouse behind shut doors And I wonder what night will bring It's funny, seems like a memory If you like it I will like it too If I fake it you will make it true Well this is a dare and I'm daring you