Hannah Rose Platt (feat. Ed Harcourt) - The Mermaid & The Sailor (Official Video)

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2023May 5

A devilish duet hauled from the deep blue sea and inspired by the darkest of impulses that haunt humanity, Hannah and Ed come together for a nautical folk tale that explores the “siren call” of addiction. “The Mermaid & The Sailor” is the shadowy centrepiece at the heart of ‘Deathbed Confessions', the keenly awaited new album from Hannah Rose Platt. Deriving inspiration from the dark, the depraved, and the eternally damned, Hannah’s new album comprises 12 poetic ghost stories that could enchant you into an early grave. A concept album inspired by classic horror, from Rod Serling’s ‘The Twilight Zone’, to the BBC’s ‘Inside No 9’, and the balladeer categories of Samuel Peyps’; Platt distils them all and more into her latest album. Including songs of ghosts (“The Gentleman") and ghost trains (“Deadman on the G Train”), grizzly comedy-horrors (“Wendigo Rag”) and haunted houses (“Feeding Time For Monsters”), mermaid-inspired murder ballads and much more, Platt’s latest album is filled with chills and thrills aplenty. Listen in full/ order here: https://orcd.co/deathbedconfessions Written by Hannah Rose Platt Produced and Mixed by Ed Harcourt Vocals and Guitar - Hannah Rose Platt Vocals, Synth, Harmonium - Ed Harcourt Double Bass - Freddie Draper Mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios Animation by Jason Paul Wood Out on Xtra Mile Recordings Follow Hannah: Instagram: / hannahroseplattofficial Facebook: / hannahroseplattofficial Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3OTvf... Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hannahrosepl... Website: https://www.hannahroseplatt.com/ The Mermaid And The Sailor - Hannah Rose Platt (feat. Ed Harcourt) Oh sailor can you see me Adrift, all alone out there I can reset your sail With a flick of my tail And a toss Of my salty red hair I know that you can hear me You can’t shut out my song Or the pull of the tide As my ocean green eyes Remind you Of where you belong So abandon your ship Come take a dip In the depths where it’s oh so warm Succumb to the storm And depravity Come into The water With me I must resist the howling You’re the werewolf of the sea Your seductive ways Are the treacherous waves That will be The wrecking of me I’ll be left wanting more Washed up on the shore Or to rot In a watery grave But I’ll drown in your scent And plans to repent How recklessly I will Behave As we swim towards the needle The spoon, the tourniquet The sweet misty sky Of that opiate high Come lie on your back with me Come into the water with me Come into the water with me