'Nellie's Temple' is a County Durham UK-based band and one of Gary's latest major musical projects.
The idea for Nellie's Temple was developed during the COVID pandemic lockdown of 2019, by Gary and his partner Helen Temperley, as a vehicle for Helen's emerging songwriting skills, with Gary in the roles of Musical Director and Band Leader, arranging Helen's fully-formed lyrics and tunes.
'Venus Through the Sycamores', was released as Nellie's Temple's debut single in October 2021.
The debut album by Nellie's Temple is currently in production.
For further updates - watch this space!
Venus Through the Sycamores
I was sitting contemplating
On how my working day had been
Drinking wine and needing to offload
You came and took my baggage
Put it away and somehow managed
To take the conversation down a different road
We sat and we saw Venus through the sycamores
In a yellow room that was half painted green
We sat and we cried And tried to see the other side
Of Venus and what she might have been
She will hide behind the new leaves
Another evil twin that we won’t see
Watching every move that we both make
Through the summer she will slumber
Leaving us to count the number
Of trials we’ve faced to get where life should be
We sat and we saw Venus through the sycamores
In a yellow room that was half painted green
We sat and we cried And tried to see the other side
Of Venus and what she might have been
We saw a crow with a stone in its beak
Did it have water it was trying to reach?
We saw Nefertiti in the branch of a tree
Looking South, what could she see?
We saw a pheasant on the highest ridge
Has he a lover’s gift he needs to give?
Only the sycamores know the truth.
We sat and we saw Venus through the sycamores
In a yellow room that was half painted green
We sat and we cried And tried to see the other side
Of Venus and what she might have been
We sat and we saw Venus through those sycamores
(Helen Temperley)
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