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Unfolding | Steve Balsamo | TEDxSwansea


as the nice mentioned in the intro I was

as the nice mentioned in the intro I was part of a bank of the story server from

part of a bank of the story server from

part of a bank of the story server from Swansea we threw it all over the world

Swansea we threw it all over the world

Swansea we threw it all over the world doing lots of really cool things we

doing lots of really cool things we

doing lots of really cool things we played once in Aldershot and when we

played once in Aldershot and when we

played once in Aldershot and when we turned up at the place there was a guy

turned up at the place there was a guy

turned up at the place there was a guy who mattes with his son and he had all

who mattes with his son and he had all

who mattes with his son and he had all the stuff we’d recorded all the CDs and

the stuff we’d recorded all the CDs and

the stuff we’d recorded all the CDs and he knew all the words which is more than

he knew all the words which is more than

he knew all the words which is more than I did but he um loved the band so we

I did but he um loved the band so we

I did but he um loved the band so we finished our game he had a drink and he

finished our game he had a drink and he

finished our game he had a drink and he was going off to fight in Afghanistan he

was going off to fight in Afghanistan he

was going off to fight in Afghanistan he was a soldier and he was gonna go and

was a soldier and he was gonna go and

was a soldier and he was gonna go and fight and so he just pushed him all the

fight and so he just pushed him all the

fight and so he just pushed him all the best said goodbye and off we went so but

best said goodbye and off we went so but

best said goodbye and off we went so but a year later we were planning and we

a year later we were planning and we

a year later we were planning and we were on another tomb we were planning

were on another tomb we were planning

were on another tomb we were planning the trip back to Aldershot and the day

the trip back to Aldershot and the day

the trip back to Aldershot and the day before we went our tour manager Lawrence

before we went our tour manager Lawrence

before we went our tour manager Lawrence got a call from the guy’s father and

got a call from the guy’s father and

got a call from the guy’s father and he’d been killed a fortnight before so

he’d been killed a fortnight before so

he’d been killed a fortnight before so we turn up at the gig and we were met by

we turn up at the gig and we were met by

we turn up at the gig and we were met by his dad on one of this guy’s regiment

his dad on one of this guy’s regiment

his dad on one of this guy’s regiment and they came and they took one of our

and they came and they took one of our

and they came and they took one of our songs by a guy called died in the band

songs by a guy called died in the band

songs by a guy called died in the band called God take care the one I love and

called God take care the one I love and

called God take care the one I love and they played it this chaps funeral so as

they played it this chaps funeral so as

they played it this chaps funeral so as songwriters it’s a it’s a strange old

songwriters it’s a it’s a strange old

songwriters it’s a it’s a strange old alchemy anyway to kind of sit here and

alchemy anyway to kind of sit here and

alchemy anyway to kind of sit here and try and distill some feelings and some

try and distill some feelings and some

try and distill some feelings and some emotions and then kind of put him into a

emotions and then kind of put him into a

emotions and then kind of put him into a song and then hopefully people will

song and then hopefully people will

song and then hopefully people will listen to them being part of somebody’s

listen to them being part of somebody’s

listen to them being part of somebody’s life is one thing being part of

life is one thing being part of

life is one thing being part of somebody’s death and honouring them in

somebody’s death and honouring them in

somebody’s death and honouring them in death was a was a big thing was a

death was a was a big thing was a

death was a was a big thing was a massive thing for us

massive thing for us

massive thing for us so when Rosalie Dayton and myself and

so when Rosalie Dayton and myself and

so when Rosalie Dayton and myself and another guy called Julian Wilson started

another guy called Julian Wilson started

another guy called Julian Wilson started to write for our album we remembered his

to write for our album we remembered his

to write for our album we remembered his story and we we wrote it into this song

story and we we wrote it into this song

story and we we wrote it into this song it’s called unfolding

I’m right here on the table

I’m right here on the table I’ve across a pony see I’m not ready to

I’ve across a pony see I’m not ready to

I’ve across a pony see I’m not ready to be opened be unfolding and true I’m a

be opened be unfolding and true I’m a

be opened be unfolding and true I’m a rider

rider

rider Oh

Oh

Oh [Music]

[Music]

[Music] what I

what I

what I [Music]

[Music]

[Music] this

this

this [Music]

yes

yes [Music]

[Music]

[Music] when I look around I’m not gonna swear

when I look around I’m not gonna swear

when I look around I’m not gonna swear I’ll be there

[Music]

[Music] when I look around I’m not gonna say

[Music]

[Music] no soldier in but I’m still shining

but I’m ready to below beyond for

but I’m ready to below beyond for [Music]

see you sitting round the table I’ll be

see you sitting round the table I’ll be home by and by here if you’re ready

home by and by here if you’re ready

home by and by here if you’re ready leave a light on among

leave a light on among

leave a light on among [Music]

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